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Meaning of tertian in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtərʃən/
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Qualitative Adjective
tertian
Etymology
late Middle English (fever) terciane, from Latin (febris) tertiana, from tertius‘third’ (the fever recurring every third day by inclusive reckoning)
Definitions
1.
relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day
Examples
« tertian fever »
2.
of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds
Examples
« a tertian tonal system »