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ternary

adjective noun

Having three units or components or elements

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
Y
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
10

How it sounds

Pronunciation

tɜːnəɹi

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adjective

  1. Having three units or components or elements

    “A ternary operation”

noun

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

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A ternary operation
A treble row of red beads
Overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
Triple time has three beats per measure
Triplex windows

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