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terza rima

(tert′sə rē′mə)

a verse form of Italian origin, made up of tercets, the second line of each tercet rhyming with the first and third lines of the next one (aba, bcb, cdc, etc.)

Origin: It, lit., third rhyme < L tertia, third + Fr rime: see rhyme

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noun pl. ter·ze ri·me (tĕrˈtsĕ rēˈmĕ)

A verse form of Italian origin consisting of tercets of 10 or 11 syllables with the middle line rhyming with the first and third lines of the following tercet.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: : terza

Origin: , feminine of terzo, third

Origin: + rima, rhyme

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