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tertian

adj

Etymology

From Middle English tertiān, terciān, terciāne (adjective and noun), originally often as part of the collocation fever cum terciane, after Latin febris cum tertiānā. Compare the "third" essence of tertiary. By surface analysis, terti- + -an.

  1. derived from febris cum tertiānā
  2. inherited from tertiān

Definitions

  1. Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by…

    Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).

  2. Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.

  3. A tertian fever.

    • And although we feele it not, it is not to bee doubted, if a continuall ague may in the end suppresse our mind, a tertian will also (according to her measure and proportion) breed some alteration in it.
    • He died of the slow fever call'd the tertian, / And left his widow to her own aversion.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A cask of a certain size

      A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity (one-third of a tun's).

    2. A Jesuit going through tertianship.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA