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Added 9 October 2026

terzetto

/tɝˈzɛ.toʊ/ noun

Latin root: tertius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about terzetto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.

Origin

From Italian terzetto, diminutive of Italian terzo (“the third”), from Latin tertius. See tierce.

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