tercet
Meaninga group of three
Common meaning: a group of three lines of verse
- tercthird; three eachLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1862 · scan
- etsmall-thing ending (from French)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin tertius; ternī ‘third; three each’.
Roots
- tertius; ternī Latin “third; three each”
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