Tertiaire — meaning in English

English meaning

• tertiary adjective Third in order, rank or importance, coming after primary and secondary.

Senses

Tertiaire is used for these senses in English:

• Tertiary (geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.
• tertiary Of third rank or order; subsequent.

tertiary — full definition

1. adjective Third in order, rank or importance, coming after primary and secondary.
2. adjective Relating to education that comes after secondary school, such as university or college.
3. adjective In economics, relating to the part of an economy that provides services rather than extracting raw materials or manufacturing goods.