Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - tertiary

ˈtə:ʃərɪ adj. & n. --adj. 1 third in order or rank etc. 2 (Tertiary) Geol. of or relating to the first period in the Cenozoic era with evidence of the development of mammals and flowering plants (cf. PALAEOCENE, EOCENE, OLIGOCENE, MIOCENE, PLIOCENE). °Cf. Appendix II. --n. 1 Geol. this period or system. 2 a member of the third order of a monastic body. øtertiary education education, esp. in a college or university, that follows secondary education. [L tertiarius f. tertius third]