CARCERAL

Etymology

Adjective

carceral (not comparable)

(formal or literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. [from late 16th c.]

Coordinate terms

• penal, penitentiary (“of or relating to the punishment of criminals”)

Source: Wiktionary


Car"cer*al, a. Etym: [L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison.]

Definition: Belonging a prison. [R.] Foxe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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