Definitions for tercet
ˈtɜr sɪt, tɜrˈsɛtter·cet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-acenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tercetnoun

   a three-line stanza in a poem

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1. Tercet

   A tercet is composed of three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tercetnoun

   a triplet

2. Tercetnoun

   a triplet; a group of three lines

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1. Tercet

   A tercet is composed of three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem. English-language haiku is an example of an unrhymed tercet poem. A poetic triplet is a tercet in which all three lines follow the same rhyme, a a a; triplets are rather rare; they are more customarily used sparingly in verse of heroic couplets or other couplet verse, to add extraordinary emphasis. Other types of tercet include an enclosed tercet where the lines rhyme in an a b a pattern and terza rima where the a b a pattern of a verse is continued in the next verse by making the outer lines of the next stanza rhyme with the central line of the preceding stanza, b c b, as in the terza rima or terzina form of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. There has been much investigation of the possible sources of the Dantesque terzina, which Benedetto Croce characterised as "linked, enclosed, disciplined, vehement and yet calm". William Baer observes of the tercets of terza rima, "These interlocking rhymes tend to pull the listener's attention forward in a continuous flow.... Given this natural tendency to glide forward, terza rima is especially well-suited to narration and description". The tercet also forms part of the villanelle, where the initial five stanzas are tercets, followed by a concluding quatrain.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tercet

   ter′set, n. a triplet.

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How to pronounce tercet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tercet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tercet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tercet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tercet
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tercet
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tercet
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tercet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tercet