tercet

(tʉr′sit, tər set′)

noun

a group of three lines that rhyme with one another or are connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet or triplets

Origin: Fr < It terzetto, dim. of terzo < L tertius, third

See tercet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A group of three lines of verse, often rhyming together or with another triplet.
Music See triplet.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian terzetto

Origin: , from diminutive of terzo, third

Origin: , from Latin tertius; see trei- in Indo-European roots

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