terza rima Syllabification: (ter·za ri·ma)Pronunciation: /ˌtertsə ˈrēmə/Definition of terza rima noun Prosody an arrangement of triplets, especially in iambs, that rhyme aba bcb cdc, etc., as in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Origin:Italian, literally 'third rhyme'terza rima in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of terza rima in the British & World English dictionary