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Meaning of tern

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tern

Pronunciation:/tɜːn//tɝn/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tern

tern

Pronunciation:/tɜːn//tɝn/

noun

Definitions

  1. That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.

  2. A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

    Example: a tern schooner, one with three masts

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tern

Related words

scraysternetriadternesternidsterncommon ternlittle tern