tertian (0 synonym found)

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Definition of tertian:

(adj) : of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day; pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune
(n) : a tertian fever
"1819: He died of the slow fever call'd the tertian, / And left his widow to her own aversion. -- Lord Byron, Don Juan (Canto 1)"

Definition of tertian:

(adj) : of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day; pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune
(n) : a tertian fever
"1819: He died of the slow fever call'd the tertian, / And left his widow to her own aversion. -- Lord Byron, Don Juan (Canto 1)"

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