third year
The term "third year" often denotes the third annual cycle in various contexts, most commonly used in education to describe the third academic year in a program.
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Definition
B2Education
(academic)The third academic year in a sequence of educational programs, typically at a university, college, or high school.
Example
- She is in her third year of college, studying biology.
- In the third year of high school, students often start preparing for university entrance exams.
B2General
(common)The period marking the third annual cycle of an event, process, or experience.
Example
- The company saw significant growth in its third year of operation.
- In the third year of their project, they finally achieved their goals.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "third year":
second yearfourth yearfirst yeartransition yearbig yearthird classsabbatical yearnumber threecurrent yearthird best