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for tercet
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Tercet \Ter"cet\, n. [F., fr. It. terzetto, dim. of terzo,
third, L. tertius. See Tierce, and cf. Terzetto.]
1. (Mus.) A triplet. --Hiles.
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2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
tercet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-
ace]
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