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terzetto

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /tɝˈzɛ.toʊ/
  • General-American: /tɝˈtsɛ.toʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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, tercet, trey, deuce-ace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digit, figure

History

Etymology

From Italian terzetto, diminutive of Italian terzo (“the third”), from Latin tertius. See tierce.