tercet

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}]

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines.
      [1913 Webster]

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