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adj
Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adj
Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A tertian fever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity (one-third of a tun's).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: puncheon
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Broader terms: cask
noun
A Jesuit going through tertianship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Middle English tertiān, terciān, terciāne (adjective and noun), originally often as part of the collocation fever cum terciane, after Latin febris cum tertiānā. Compare the "third" essence of tertiary. By surface analysis, terti- + -an.
