TERNION

three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ternion (plural ternions)

The number three; three things together; a ternary or triplet.

A section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages.

Synonyms

• (three things together): threesome, triad; see also trio

Anagrams

• intoner, nitrone

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"ni*on, n. Etym: [L. ternio, fr. terni three each. See Tern, a.]

Definition: The number three; three things together; a ternary. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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