TERCET


Meaning of TERCET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtər-sət ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.