tercet
pronunciation
How to pronounce tercet in British English:
UK [ˈtɜ:sɪt]
How to pronounce tercet in American English:
US [ˈtɜrsɪt]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Word Origin
- tercet (n.)
- "three successive lines rhyming together," 1590s, from Italian terzetto, diminutive of terzo "third," from Latin tertius (see third). Spelling influenced by French tercet, from the Italian.