terzetto

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US/tɝˈzɛ.toʊ/US/tɝˈtsɛ.toʊ/

noun

A composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

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OriginItalian terzetto ← Latin tertius →
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Meanings

nounterzetto (plural terzettos or terzetti)

plural terzettos · plural terzetti

  1. entertainmentA composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

    Synonyms: terzet, terzetta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA composition in three voice parts, or the vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

Similar
terzetterzetta

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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Also see
3leashtercetternaryternionthreethreesometiercetreytriadtrinetrinitytriotriplettroika

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintertius
  2. Italianterzo“the third”
  3. Italianterzetto
  4. Englishterzetto

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

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APA

terzetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terzetto

MLA

“terzetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terzetto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terzetto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terzetto.

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