tierce
pronunciation
How to pronounce tierce in British English:
UK [tɪəs]
How to pronounce tierce in American English:
US [tɪrs]
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- Noun:
- the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Word Origin
- tierce (n.)
- old unit of liquid measure equal to one-third of a pipe (42 gallons), 1530s, from Anglo-French ters, Old French tierce (11c.). used in the sense "one-third" in various ways, from Latin tertia, fem. of tertius "a third," from PIE *tri-tyo-, from root *trei- (see three). Also used in Middle English for "a third part" (late 15c.), "the third hour of the canonical day" (ending at 9 a.m.), late 14c., and, in astronomy and geometry, "sixtieth part of a second of an arc."
Example
- 1. Some suggestions are offered to apply this method to the teaching of other carte and tierce repertoire extensively .