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ternate

/ˈtɜːnət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ter-nate
IPA
/ˈtɜːnət/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three divisions (or leaflets)

name

An island of Maluku, Indonesia.

name

The largest city in North Maluku, Indonesia.

name

A North Halmahera language of eastern Indonesia, spoken on the island of Ternate.

name

A municipality of Cavite, Philippines.

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

biternate quadriternate ternately triternate

Phrases

ternate-pinnate Wiktionary’s coverage of Ternate terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ternate terms

Synonyms

Ternatese Ternatean

Questions

How do you pronounce ternate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɜːnət/.
What does ternate mean?
Having three divisions (or leaflets)
Where does ternate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce ternate

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