tercio
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9.9
One of three equal parts of something
- noun
- /ˈtɜrsiˌoʊ/
- Archaic
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tercio
- The land was divided into a tercio for each of the three siblings.
Examples
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She donated a tercio of her salary to charity every month.
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He ate a tercio of the cake before anyone else arrived.
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The cake was cut into three equal tercios.
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She divided the pie into a tercio for each guest.
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He ate a tercio of the cake before anyone else arrived.
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She donated a tercio of her salary to charity every month.
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The land was divided into a tercio for each of the three siblings.
Synonyms
third
vstercio
383
1.0
One of three equal parts of something
is the same meaning but appears as a different lexical form
one-third
vstercio
135
1.0
One of three equal parts of a whole
is the same meaning but not shown as a numeric or hyphenated form
9.9
One of three equal parts of something
is the same meaning but uses a different more standard form
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tercio comes from the Latin tertius meaning 'third', just like the English word 'third', so it means one of three equal parts.