n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə r-s ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian terzetto, from diminutive of terzo third, from Latin tertius ― more at THIRD
Date: circa 1598
: a unit or group of three lines of verse: a : one of the 3-line stanzas in terza rima b : one of the two groups of three lines forming the sestet in an Italian sonnet