ternary

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  2. adjective having three units or components or elements

Etymology

From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”).

Synonyms

three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

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