How to pronounce tercet
American English pronunciation
TUR-sit
- IPA
- /ˈtɝsɪt/
- Syllables
- TUR · sit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tercet means
A group of three lines that forms one part of a poem
In a sentence: Each tercet in her poem described a different season.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from an Italian word built on terzo, meaning "third."
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