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Meaning of 'tern' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tern [ a.]
- Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
- That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.
2 . Tern [ n.]
- Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.

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ter- ter-tenant teraconic teracrylic teraph teraphim teraphs terapin teratical teratogeny

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