tertian

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Of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day
Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune
A tertian fever
{a} returning or coming every third day
of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system"
{s} (about attacks of disease) recurring every other day
relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever
A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun
of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system" relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever
Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever
A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day
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    () Originally (MIddle English) as part of the collocation fever terciane, after Latin febris tertiana, from tertius ‘third’.