Tercet Definition

tûrsĭt
tercets
noun
tercets
A group of three lines that rhyme with one another or are connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet or triplets.
Webster's New World

A three-line stanza in a poem.

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Noun

Singular:
tercet
Plural:
tercets

Origin of Tercet

  • French from Italian terzetto from diminutive of terzo third from Latin tertius trei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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TTETER

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TETCET

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Words Starting With T and Ending With T

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