Definition of ternate
: arranged in threes or in subdivisions so arranged a ternate leaf
ternately
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Origin and Etymology of ternate
New Latin ternatus, from Medieval Latin, past participle of ternare to treble, from Latin terni
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Ter·na·te
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Definition of Ternate
1 island of Indonesia in the northern Moluccas off western Halmahera population 33,964
2 city, port, and chief city on Ternate Island population 24,287
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