tercet (redirected from tercets)

ter·cet  (tûrst)

n.

1. A group of three lines of verse, often rhyming together or with another triplet.

2. Music See triplet.

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[French, from Italian terzetto, from diminutive of terzo, third, from Latin tertius; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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tercet - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"