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tercet

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tercet  \Ter"cet\,  n.  [F.,  fr  It  terzetto,  dim.  of  terzo, 
  third  L.  tertius.  See  {Tierce},  and  cf  {Terzetto}.] 
  1.  (Mus.)  A  triplet.  --Hiles. 
 
  2.  (Poetry)  A  triplet;  a  group  of  three  lines. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tercet 
  n  :  the  cardinal  number  that  is  the  sum  of  one  and  one  and  one 
  [syn:  {three},  {3},  {III},  {trio},  {threesome},  {tierce}, 
  {leash},  {troika},  {triad},  {trine},  {trinity},  {ternary}, 
  {ternion},  {triplet},  {terzetto},  {trey},  {deuce-ace}]




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