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The correct spelling is tern.

How to pronounce tern

/tɜːn/
noun

IPA: /tɜːn/

Say it like: Ter-n

The correct spelling is tern. Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail. For example: "a tern schooner, one with three masts"

Usage Examples

a tern schooner, one with three masts

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
  2. 2.That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
  3. 3.A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.

adjective

  1. 1.Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

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