ternion

English

Etymology

From Latin ternio, from terni (“three each”). See tern (adjective).

Noun

ternion (plural ternions)

1. A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.
   • 1651 (indicated as 1652), Joseph Hall, “The Invisible World Discovered to Spiritual Eyes, and Reduced to Useful Meditation. […]”, in Josiah Pratt, editor, The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D. […], volume VI (Devotional Works), London: […] C[harles] Whittingham, […]; for Williams and Smith, […], published 1808, →OCLC:

     disposing them into ternions of three general hierarchies

2. (bookbinding) A section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages.

Synonyms

• (three things together): threesome, triad; see also Thesaurus:trio

Related terms

• quaternion

References

• “ternion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• intoner, nitrone