| NOUN | time | tierce, terce | the third canonical hour |
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| quantity | tierce, three, 3, III, trio, threesome, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | |
| quantity | tierce, one-third, third | one of three equal parts of a divisible whole |
| Sounds | tiy'rs | |
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| Rhymes | Peirce | |
| Meaning | The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.. | |
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| Synonym | terce | |
| Broader | canonical hour | (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer |
| Spanish | tercia | |
| Catalan | tèrcia | |
| Meaning | The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. | |
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| Synonyms | three, 3, III, trio, threesome, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace | |
| Broader | digit, figure | One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration |
| Spanish | 3, terceto, ternion, tres, trey, trío, troika | |
| Catalan | 3, tercer, tercet, ternion, tres, trey, trio, troica | |
| Meaning | One of three equal parts of a divisible whole. | |
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| Synonyms | one-third, third | |
| Broader | common fraction, simple fraction | The quotient of two integers |
| Spanish | tercera, tercera parte, tercio | |
| Catalan | tercera, terç | |
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