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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) tercet
a group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.

Etymology: (1590–1600; < F < It terzetto < L tertius. See -et)

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1. (noun) three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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1. (noun) tercet
a triplet

2. (noun) tercet
a triplet; a group of three lines

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