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Tern vs Tren - What's the difference?

tern | tren |

Tren is a anagram of tern.



As nouns the difference between tern and tren

is that tern is any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail while tren is a fish spear.

As an adjective tern

is threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

tern

English

Etymology 1

From a Scandinavian language, related to Danish terne'', Swedish '' , ultimately from (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
    • Derived terms
    * arctic tern * black tern * common tern * crested tern * greater crested tern * hooded tern * lesser crested tern * marsh tern * river tern * roseate tern * sooty tern * swift tern
    See also
    * sea swallow * (wikipedia) * (Sternidae) * (Sternidae)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) terne. See (tern) (adjective).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
  • (dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
  • * Mrs Browning
    • She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate
    • tern''' flowers; '''tern leaves
    a tern schooner, one with three masts

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    tren

    English

    Noun

  • A fish spear.

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