ternion

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noun

A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.

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OriginLatin ternio →
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Meanings

nounternion (plural ternions)

plural ternions

  1. A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.

    disposing them into ternions of three general hierarchies

    1651 (indicated as 1652), Joseph Hall, “The Invisible World Discovered to Spiritual Eyes, and Reduced to Useful Meditation. […]”, in Josiah Pratt, editor, The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D. […], volume VI (Devotional Works), London: […] C[harles] Whittingham, […]; for Williams and Smith, […], published 1808, →OCLC

    Synonyms: threesome

  2. artsA section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.

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threesome
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triad

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinternio
  2. Englishternion

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ternion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternion

MLA

“ternion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ternion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternion.

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