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terce
terce
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tɜrs
/
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turs
]
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noun
Ecclesiastical
.
tierce
(
def 3
)
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terce
or
tierce
(tɜːs)
—
n
chiefly
RC Church
the third of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed at the third hour of the day, about 9 a.m.
[a variant of
tierce
]
tierce
or
tierce
—
n
[a variant of
tierce
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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