tertian
(adjective) of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; “a tertian tonal system”
tertian
(adjective) relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; “tertian fever”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tertian (not comparable)
(medicine, of a fever) Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
(music) Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.
tertian (plural tertians)
A tertian fever.
The puncheon, an old wine cask, three of which made a tun.
• intreat, iterant, natrite, nattier, nitrate, tainter, tartine
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"tian, a. Etym: [L. tertianus, from tertius the third. See Tierce.] (Med.)
Definition: Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
Ter"tian, n. Etym: [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
2. A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
