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tercet

Pronunciation:  'tursit

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
 
 Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika
 
 See Also: digit, figure

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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