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tercian

tercian is the alternative spelling of tertian.

Meaning of tertian

Noun

tertian (plural tertians)

  1. 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.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity (one-third of a tun's).
    Synonyms:
    puncheon
  3. A Jesuit going through tertianship.

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Synonyms of tercian

Forms of tercian

pluraltercians

Questions about tercian

What is tercian the alternative spelling of?
Tercian is the alternative spelling of tertian.

Words near tercian in the dictionary

  1. terchlorethylene
  2. terchlorid
  3. terchloride
  4. terchlorides
  5. terchlorids
  6. tercian
  7. tercians
  8. tercile
  9. terciles
  10. tercine
  11. tercio

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