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• ter
  ter

  adverb

  (in prescriptions) three times.
• ter-
  ter-

  a combining form meaning “thrice,” used in the formation of compound words.
• ter.
  ter.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) rub.

ter

¹ American  

[tur] / tɜr /

adverb

1. (in prescriptions) three times.

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ter- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “thrice,” used in the formation of compound words.

   tercentennial.

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ter. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) rub.

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ter. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. terrace.

2. territorial.

3. territory.

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ter- British  

combining form

1. three, third, or three times

   tercentenary

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Etymology

Origin of ter¹

From Latin

Origin of ter-²

< Latin, combining form of ter; akin to trēs three

Origin of ter.³

From the Latin word tere

Example Sentences

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Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will undergo surgery on his injured hamstring on Friday, his club Girona confirmed on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed Tuesday reports that veteran goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will join neighbours Girona on loan.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Asked whether this therapy could threaten to re-traumatize some patients, ter Heide said it was “theoretically possible,” but this is what the preparatory sessions are aimed at preventing.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

“I’m actually aligned with Kennedy that something really needs to happen on food in America,” Peter ter Kulve said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“Easier ter spot than the adults,” Hagrid told the class.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

I give him another answer, because it is equally true but can be taken as a brief moment of weakness instead of a ter- minal one.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

It is his conviction that Alfieri, at Florence, bored the Countess of Albany ter- ribly; and he adds that the famous Gallophobe died of jealousy of the little painter from Montpellier.

From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry

When ter- precedes per-, one of the particles drops its final letter; as te-per-sayang, compassionated; ter-pe-lanting, sent flying.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir

There are places that reminded me of some of those quiet, mildewed corners of courts and ter- races, into which the traveller who wanders through the Vatican looks down from neglected windows.

From A Little Tour in France by James, Henry

Junior and I are going to tackle our corn ter- morrow, and says I to myself, 'If ourn is ready to cut, so is neighbor Durham's,' The sooner it's cut after it's ready, the better.

From Driven Back to Eden by Roe, Edward Payson

Sum- Aut- Number of the          it- va- of the ter. mer. umn. years of the          tude tion.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von