TERCET

three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tercet (plural tercets)

a three-line stanza in a poem

Source: Wiktionary


Ter"cet, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. terzetto, dim. of terzo, third, L. tertius. See Tierce, and cf. Terzetto.]

1. (Mus.)

Definition: A triplet. Hiles.

2. (Poetry)

Definition: A triplet; a group of three lines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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