[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"ternary"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/treble]treble[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/triple]triple[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/triplex]triplex[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/three]three[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/3]3[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/III]III[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/trio]trio[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/threesome]threesome[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/tierce]tierce[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/leash]leash[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/troika]troika[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/triad]triad[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/trine]trine[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/trinity]trinity[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ternion]ternion[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/triplet]triplet[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/tercet]tercet[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/terzetto]terzetto[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/trey]trey[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/deuce-ace]deuce-ace[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/ternary]http://www.word.sc/ternary[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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