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tern (2)

tern [ turn ] (plural terns)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. group of three: a set of three things, especially three numbers that together form a winning combination in a lottery or other gambling game

2. three-masted schooner: a schooner with three masts

[14th century. < French terne< Latin terni (see ternary)]
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