ternately

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adverb

In a ternate manner.

“Rattlesnake ferns are ternately branched.”

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Meanings

adverbternately (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a ternate manner.

    Rattlesnake ferns are ternately branched.

Origin

From ternate + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tetraenyl
Cite this entry
APA

ternately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternately

MLA

“ternately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternately. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ternately,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternately.

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