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ternately

ternately adverb: in a ternate manner.

Adverb

ternately (not comparable)

  1. In a ternate manner.
    • Rattlesnake ferns are ternately branched.

Origin of ternately

From ternate + -ly.

Questions about ternately

What does ternately mean?
Ternately means in a ternate manner.
What part of speech is ternately?
Ternately is an adverb.

Words near ternately in the dictionary

  1. ternary operator
  2. ternary operators
  3. ternate
  4. ternate-pinnate
  5. Ternatean
  6. ternately
  7. Ternateno
  8. Ternatese
  9. terne
  10. terneplate
  11. terneplates

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