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Synonyms for tierce

Most common

trio trinity threesome triad terce

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Third

third, one-third

Other

terce

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.

  2. n. 2

    A cask of a certain size, or its volume used as a measure of capacity. Larger than a barrel but smaller than a hogshead.

Related words

Word family
tierced
Is a kind of
cask

Forms

Plural
tierces → trios, threes, trinities, threesomes…

Example sentences

  • trio Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
  • trinity The Trinity is a central dogma of Christianity.
  • threesome Tom tried to convince Mary to have a threesome.
  • triad Tom has the dark triad of personality traits.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tiercesteady
triorising
trinityrising
threesomerising
triadrising
tercesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
trio2, tray1
5 letters
three1, third1, leash1, triad2, trine1, terce
6 letters
troika2, tercet
7 letters
trinity3, triplet2, ternary, ternion
8 letters
terzetto
9 letters
threesome2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trio2 = 2 syllables).