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The meaning of TERNION is a set or group of three : triad, trio.
Ternion definition: a set or group of three; triad.. See examples of TERNION used in a sentence.
noun. rare. a group of three. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin terniō triad, from ternī three each; related to ter thrice. Word Frequency. ternion in American English. (ˈtɜrniən ; ˈtɜrniˌɑn ) noun. Rare. a set of three; triad. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definitions of ternion. noun. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. synonyms: 3, III, deuce-ace, leash, tercet, ternary, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika. see more.
ternion - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash. digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits".
The earliest known use of the noun ternion is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for ternion is from 1587, in a text by Abraham Fleming, author, literary editor, and Church of England clergyman, et al.
Noun. Singular: ternion. Plural: ternions. Origin of Ternion. Latin ternio, from terni three each. See tern (adjective). From Wiktionary.
