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ternion

[ tur-nee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a set or group of three; triad.


ternion

/ ˈ³Ùɜ˲Ôɪə²Ô /

noun

  1. rare.
    a group of three
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ternion1

1580–90; < Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô¾±Å ) triad. See tern 2, -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ternion1

C16: from Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô¾±Å triad, from ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄ« three each; related to ter thrice
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He was born in 1562, the eldest of that “happy ternion of brothers,†as Fuller quaintly describes him and his two younger brothers, who became respectively Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Mayor of London.

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The play of chances which brings up a ternion or a quaternion is nothing compared to what has been required to prevent the combination of which I am reaping the fruits from being disturbed.

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