terzetto
English
Etymology
Italian terzetto, diminutive of Italian terzo (“the third”), from Latin tertius. See tierce.
Noun
terzetto (plural terzettos)
- (music) A composition in three voice parts.
- (music) A vocal (or, rarely, instrumental) trio.
Synonyms
- terzet
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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)
- trio composed by three vocal parts