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ternion

American  
[tur-nee-uhn] / ˈtɜr ni ən /

noun

  1. a set or group of three; triad.

ternion British  
/ ˈtɜːnɪən /

noun

  1. rare a group of three

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Etymology

Origin of ternion

1580–90; < Latin terniōn- (stem of terniō ) triad. See tern 2, -ion

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He was born in 1562, the eldest of that “happy ternion of brothers,” as Fuller quaintly describes him and his two younger brothers, who became respectively Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Mayor of London.

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The play of chances which brings up a ternion or a quaternion is nothing compared to what has been required to prevent the combination of which I am reaping the fruits from being disturbed.

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