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tercet

Pronunciation: /ˈtəːsɪt/

Definition of tercet

noun

Prosody
  • a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, from Italian terzetto, diminutive of terzo 'third', from Latin tertius

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