third in order, rank or importancethe tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods)(British English)tertiary education (= at university or college level)compareprimary,secondaryWordfinderstudycourse,distance learning,education,exam,further education,graduate,higher education,qualification,study,tertiaryOxford Collocations DictionaryTertiary is used with these nouns: care,college,education,…Seefull entryWord Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’.
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