ternatelyadv.
/ˈtəːnətli/, /ˈtəːneɪtli/, U.S. /ˈtərneɪtli/, /ˈtərnətli/ In a ternate manner; in threes.
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trefoil-wise1728
triadically1837
ternately1860
1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Gray).
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 167 Angelica... Leaves ternately 2-pinnate.
1897 A. Drucker tr. von Ihering Evol. Aryans 120 According to their duodecimal system, the Babylonians must have calculated their time for work and rest ternately: three sets or relays of working periods, each of three hours.
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