Meaning & use
tertiary
Third in order, rank, or importance, coming after primary and secondary.
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The clinic offers tertiary care for patients with the most complex medical conditions.
Tourism has become a tertiary industry that now employs much of the region.
A note on using this word
Tertiary is pronounced TUR-shee-er-ee in American English and TUR-shuh-ree in British English; both stress the first syllable.
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third-level
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