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tern

/tɜːn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
  2. That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
  3. A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
  4. Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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