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adj
Alternative form of ternary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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noun
A trinary star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A ternary, a set of three things.
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History
From Late Latin trīnārius (“consisting of three”), from Latin trīni (“triple, three each”) + -ārius.
