Tercet Definition
tûrsĭt
tercets
noun
tercets
A group of three lines that rhyme with one another or are connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet or triplets.
Webster's New World
The definition of tercet is three lines of poetry that create a stanza or poem.
An example of a tercet is a haiku poem.
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Other Word Forms of Tercet
Noun
Singular:
tercet
Plural:
tercetsOrigin of Tercet
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French from Italian terzetto from diminutive of terzo third from Latin tertius trei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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