terzetto

English

Etymology

Italian, diminutive of terzo the third, Latin tertius. See tierce.

Noun

terzetto (plural terzettos)

  1. (music) A composition in three voice parts.
  2. (music) A vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.

Synonyms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for terzetto in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -etto

Noun

terzetto m (plural terzetti)

  1. trio composed by three vocal parts
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