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TERTIAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds
Example:
a tertian tonal system
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
third (the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day
Example:
tertian fever
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cycle (a periodically repeated sequence of events)
