Definition of tertians Tertians

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tertians (Noun)
Plural of tertian.

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Adjective

tertian, tertianer, tertianest

tertian - of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system"

tertian - relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever"

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tertian (Noun)
A tertian fever.
tertian (Noun)
The puncheon, an old wine cask, three of which made a tun.
tertian (Adjective)
Of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day.
tertian (Adjective)
Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major third s are perfectly in tune.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tertian (a.)
Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
tertian (n.)
A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
tertian (n.)
A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tertian
tėr′shi-an, adj. occurring every third day.—n. an ague or fever with paroxysms every third day. [L. tertianus—tertius, third—tres, three.]

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tertian, adjective.

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