: 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
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“Tercet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tercet. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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tercet
noun
ter·cet
ˈtər-sət 
: a unit or group of three lines of verse
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