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tiercet

tiercet noun: a triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.

Noun

tiercet (plural tiercets)

  1. A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.

Forms of tiercet

pluraltiercets

Origin of tiercet

From French tercet. See tercet.

Questions about tiercet

What does tiercet mean?
Tiercet means a triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.
What part of speech is tiercet?
Tiercet is a noun.
What is the plural of tiercet?
The plural of tiercet is tiercets.

Words near tiercet in the dictionary

  1. tiercels
  2. tierceron
  3. tiercerons
  4. tierces
  5. tierces de Picardie
  6. tiercet
  7. tiercets
  8. tiercé
  9. tiered
  10. tieredness
  11. Tiergarten

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