tertian

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

tercian

1.
(not comparable)(medicine, of a fever) Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
2.
(not comparable)(music) Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tertianstercian

1.
A tertian fever.
2.
A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity (one-third of a tun's).
Đồng nghĩa: puncheon
3.
A Jesuit going through tertianship.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

puncheon

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semitertiantertiary#Adjective

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English tertiān, terciān, terciāne, originally often as part of the collocation fever cum terciane, after Latin tertiānā]]. Compare the "third#Adjective" essence of tertiary#Etymology. terti-.