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tertio

thirdly

adverb tehr-SYOH Rare
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Origin: Latin tertio, in third place

Usage Note

Tertio is a formal or academic enumeration adverb meaning 'thirdly', used in sequence after primo ('firstly') and secundo ('secondly'). It appears mainly in written or structured argumentation. In everyday speech, troisièmement is more common.

Examples

"Primo, secundo et tertio, voici mes arguments."

Natural Translation

First, second, and third, here are my arguments.

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