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tercet

/ˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪt/

tercet noun: a three-line stanza in a poem.

Noun

tercet (plural tercets)

  1. a three-line stanza in a poem

Forms of tercet

pluraltercets

Questions about tercet

What does tercet mean?
Tercet means a three-line stanza in a poem.
What part of speech is tercet?
Tercet is a noun.
How do you pronounce tercet?
Tercet is pronounced /ˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪt/.
What is the plural of tercet?
The plural of tercet is tercets.

Words near tercet in the dictionary

  1. Tercero
  2. terceroon
  3. terceroons
  4. Terceros
  5. terces
  6. tercet
  7. tercets
  8. terchebin
  9. terchebulin
  10. terchlorethylene
  11. terchlorid

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