Tern

[tɜːn] or [tɝn]

Definition

(noun.) small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera.

(a.) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

(a.) 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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Sea-swallow.

Checker: Sabina

Definition

adj. threefold: consisting of three: growing in threes.—n. that which consists of three things or numbers together: a prize in a lottery got by drawing three favourable numbers.—adjs. Ter′nal threefold; Ter′nary proceeding by or consisting of threes.—n. the number three.—adj. Ter′nāte threefold or arranged in threes.—adv. Ter′nātely.—n. Ter′nion a section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages.

n. a long-winged aquatic fowl allied to the gull.—n. Ter′nery a place where terns breed.

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