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
Other Word Forms of Tercet
Noun
Singular:
tercetPlural:
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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