terce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɜːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tûrs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
terce  (tûrs),USA pronunciation n. [Eccles.]
  1. Religiontierce (def. 3).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
terce / tɜːs/, tierce
  1. the third of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the third hour of the day, about 9 a.m.
Etymology: a variant of tierce
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