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Added 9 October 2026

ternion

noun

Latin root: ternio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ternion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.

Origin

From Latin ternio, from terni (“three each”). See tern (adjective).

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