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Meaning
Noun
●
In Terns:
Any of various
seabirds
of the
subfamily
Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are
similar
to
gulls
but are
smaller
and have a
forked
tail.
●
A
thing
with three
components
; a set of three
thing
s.
●
In Betting:
A
thing
with three
components
; a set of three
thing
s.
A
lottery
prize
resulting
from the
favourable
combination
of three
numbers
in the draw.
Adj
●
In Botany & Three:
Consisting of three
components
;
ternate
,
threefold
, triple.
Name
●
The River Tern, a
river
in Shropshire, England, which
joins
the Severn at Atcham.
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Origin
tern
English
terne
French
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Terne
Ternary
Treble
Trine
Triple
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Frog
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Bird
Roc
Sandpiper
Wrasse
Toad
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Feather
Macaque
Moth
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Rhymes
Ern
Bern
Hern
Kern
Yern
Burn
Turn
Tern
Fern
Erne
Durn
Earn
Fern
Quern
Spurn
Stern
Learn
Quirn
Astern
Return
Belearn
Nocturn
Discern
Concern
Unlearn
Sojourn
Outlearn
Nocturne
Left Turn
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