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ter·na·ry    Audio Help   [tur-nuh-ree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adjective
1.consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple.
2.third in order or rank.
3.based on the number three.
4.Chemistry.
a.consisting of three different elements or groups.
b.(formerly) consisting of three atoms.
5.Mathematics. having three variables.
6.Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having three principal constituents.
–noun
7.a group of three.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L ternārius made up of three. See tern2, -ary]
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ter·na·ry    Audio Help   (tûr'nə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Composed of three or arranged in threes.
  2. Mathematics
    1. Having the base three.
    2. Involving three variables.

n.   pl. ter·na·ries
A group of three.


[Middle English, from Latin ternārius, from ternī, three each; see tern2.]

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