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ter·na·ry  audio  (tūrn-r) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Composed of three or arranged in threes.
  2. Mathematics
    1. Having the base three.
    2. Involving three variables.
NOUN:
pl. ter·na·ries
A group of three.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin ternrius, from tern, three each ; see tern2


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