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terza rima definition

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.)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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