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Noun tercet has 1 sense
  1. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    --1 is a kind of digit, figure

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Tercet

Definition:

A tercet is a stanza or unit of poetry composed of three lines. It can also refer to a group of three related things or events.

Examples:

Noun - Poetry:

  • She wrote a beautiful tercet, each line expressing a different emotion.
  • The poet used tercets throughout the poem, giving it a rhythmic structure.

Noun - Group of Three:

  • The tercet of trees stood tall in the park, providing shade.
  • The politician highlighted a tercet of key issues in his speech.

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