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tertiary \TUR-shee-er-ee, TUR-shuh-ree\, adjective:

1. of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.

2. Chemistry. A. noting or containing a carbon atom united to three other carbon atoms. B. formed by replacement of three atoms or groups.

3. (initial capital letter) Geology. noting or pertaining to the period forming the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, occurring from 65 million to 2 million years ago, characterized by the development and proliferation of mammals.

4. Ornithology. tertial.

5. Ecclesiastical. noting or pertaining to a branch, or third order, of certain religious orders that consists of lay members living in community (regular tertiaries) or living in the world (secular tertiaries).

noun:

1. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Tertiary Period or System.

2. Ornithology. a tertial feather.

3. (often initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical. a member of a tertiary branch of a religious order.

4. tertiary color.

Since entering English in the mid 1500s, tertiary, which comes from the Latin tertius meaning "third," has been applied as a technical term for many different subject matters.

madam of bracelets

• A group of gay men.

"That's gayer than a madam of bracelets."

Trivia
Who was the youngest entertainer to ever host TV’s Saturday Night Live?

• Drew Barrymore, in 1982, at age 7 years, 8 months, and 29 days.

History

• Tri-State Tornado: the deadliest tornado in US history hit Missouri, Illinois and Indiana; nearly 700 were killed (1925)
• Gideon v. Wainwright: the US Supreme Court ruled that poor defendants in felony cases have the right to a court-appointed lawyer (1963)
• spacewalk: cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov made the first walk in space; he spent 20 minutes outside, tethered to the spacecraft (1965)
• art theft: the largest museum heist in history took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, with the thieves dressed as police officers; it remains unsolved and a $5 million reward is still offered (1990)

Birthdays

• Grover Cleveland 1837
• Rudolf Diesel 1858
• Neville Chamberlin 1869
• Edward Everett Horton 1886
• William H. Johnson 1901
• Smiley (Lester) Burnette 1911
• Andy Granatelli 1923
• Peter Graves 1926 - Actor
• John Kander 1927 - Composer ("Chicago")
• George Plimpton 1927
• John Updike 1932 - Author
• Frederick W. de Klerk 1936 - Former South African president
• Mark Donohue 1937
• Shashi Kapoor 1938
• Charlie Pride 1938 - Country singer
• Margie Bowes 1941
• Wilson Pickett 1941 - Singer
• Leslie Parrish (Fleck) 1943
• Kevin Dobson 1944 - Actor
• Barrie (B.J.) Wilson (Procol Harum) 1947
• Brad Dourif 1950 - Actor
• John Hartman (The Doobie Brothers) 1950
• Ingemar Stenmark 1956
• Irene Cara 1959 - Singer
• James McMurtry 1962
• Thomas Ian Griffith 1962 - Actor
• Jeff LaBar 1963 - Musician (Cinderella)
• Vanessa Williams 1963 - Singer, actress
• Bonnie Blair 1964 - Olympic gold medal speed skater
• Scott Saunders 1964 - Country musician (Sons of the Desert)
• Jerry Cantrell 1966 - Musician (Alice in Chains)
• Miki Berenyi 1967 - Musician (Lush)
• Queen Latifah 1970 - Rapper, actress
• Stuart Zender 1974 - Musician (Jamiroquai)
• Brian Griese 1974 - Football player
• Devin Lima 1977 - Singer (LFO)