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Added 9 October 2026

ternary

/ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/ adjective

Latin root: ternārius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ternary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Made up of three things.
Arranged in groups of three.
To the base three.

noun

A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
The Holy Trinity.
The ternary operator.

Origin

From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”).

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