tertian

English

Etymology

Originally (MIddle English) as part of the collocation fever terciane, after Latin febris tertiana, from tertius ‘third’.

Adjective

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Positive tertian

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1. Of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day.
2. () Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.

Noun

Singular tertian

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tertian ({{{1}}})

1. 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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