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Definition of 'tern'English
Etymology 1
From a Scandinavian language, related to Danish terne'', Swedish '' , ultimately from (etyl)
Noun
( en-noun)
Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
Derived terms
* arctic tern
* black tern
* common tern
* crested tern
* greater crested tern
* hooded tern
* lesser crested tern
* marsh tern
* river tern
* roseate tern
* sooty tern
* swift tern
See also
* sea swallow
* (wikipedia)
* (Sternidae)
* (Sternidae)
Etymology 2
(etyl) terne. See (tern) (adjective).
Noun
( en-noun)
That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
(dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
* Mrs Browning
- She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.
Adjective
( -)
threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate
- tern''' flowers; '''tern leaves
- a tern schooner, one with three masts
Anagrams
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Similar to 'tern'train, torn, turn, thorn, tren, tarn, tron, trion, tyran, treen, tourn, tairn, tarin, terin, taran
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