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tercet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪt/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

a three-line stanza in a poem

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digit, figure

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տերցետ (tercʻet) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Bulgarian: тристишие (tristišie) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Catalan: tercet — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Danish: terzine — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Danish: terzet — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Dutch: terzine — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Estonian: tertsett — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Finnish: tertsetti — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Georgian: ტერცეტი (ṭerceṭi) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • German: Terzett — three-line stanza in a poem
  • German: Terzine — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Greek: τερτσίνα (tertsína) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Hebrew: שְׁלֹשֶת (shloshet) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Hungarian: tercett — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Hungarian: terzina — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Italian: terzina — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Polish: tercyna — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Portuguese: terceto — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Romanian: terțet — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Romanian: terțină — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Russian: терце́т (tercét) — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Spanish: terceto — three-line stanza in a poem
  • Swedish: terzin — three-line stanza in a poem