Etymology

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Today it means: Made up of three things. Full definition →

Late Latin ternārius
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromternārius“consisting of three things”
  2. English todayternary

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

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