name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tierce
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪəs/
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US: /ˈtɪɚs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːs/
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CMU ARPABET: T IY1 R S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A third.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: terce
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noun
Meaning 4
A cask of a certain size, or its volume used as a measure of capacity. Larger than a barrel but smaller than a hogshead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Broader terms: cask
noun
Meaning 5
The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 6
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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noun
Meaning 7
The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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noun
Meaning 8
An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Meaning 9
One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 10
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: one-third, third
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
noun
Meaning 11
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
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Broader terms: digit, figure
noun
Meaning 12
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: terce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: canonical hour
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Tierce.
From Old French tierce, from Latin tertia.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tercer — unit of liquid measure