tercet

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a three-line stanza in a poem
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
A three-line unit or stanza of poetry It typically rhymes in an AAA or ABA pattern
A three-line stanza See also stanza, triplet
A triplet
A unit or group of three lines of verse which are rhymed together or have a rhyme scheme that interlaces with an adjoining tercet Sidelight: The sestet, or second part of a Petrarchan sonnet, often consists of two tercets Sidelight: A tercet is used as an envoi in a sestina (See also Terza Rima)
{i} group or set of three lines of verse (often rhyming); triplet, group of three notes that have the same time value as two regular notes (Music)
A triplet; a group of three lines
A poem or stanza of three lines
tercet

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    ter·cet

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    Etymology

    [ 't&r-s&t ] (noun.) 1598. Italian terzetto, from diminutive of terzo third, from Latin tertius; more at THIRD.
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