Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tur-shuh l]
- /ˈtɜr ʃəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tur-shuh l]
- /ˈtɜr ʃəl/
Definitions of tertial word
- adjective tertial pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing. 1
- noun tertial a tertial feather. 1
- adjective tertial designating or of the flight feathers, forming the third row, on the basal part of a bird's wing 0
- noun tertial a tertial feather 0
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Origin of tertial
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Latin terti(us) third + -al1
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Parts of speech for Tertial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tertial popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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