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Wondering how to use Terce in a sentence? Below are 1 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as tierce.

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Terce in a sentence

Related words

Terce | Terceira | Tercentenary | Tercero | Tercel | Tercet | Tercer | Tercets

Terce meaning

  1. The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
  2. The service appointed for this hour.
  3. A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Synonyms of Terce

tierce canonical hour

Related words

Other words often associated with Terce or its synonyms:

three trine leash iii ternary triad hour threesome triplet trinity troika trio

Using Terce

  • The main meaning on this page is: The third hour of daylight (about 9 am). | The service appointed for this hour. | A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.
  • Useful related words include: tierce, canonical hour.

Context around Terce

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 33 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Terce

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

office of terce was said 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

then came private 1×

Common sentence endings:

the midday meal 1×

Words around Terce

Just before it in the word index:

terc 2 terbuto 2 terbutaline 2 terbush 2 terboven 13 terblanche 11

Just after it in the word index:

terceira 7 tercel 4 tercentenary 7 tercer 2 tercero 7 tercet 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Terce

  • In this selection, "terce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 33 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include office of terce was said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "terce" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with terce

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then came private Mass or spiritual reading or work until 9am when the office of Terce was said, and then High Mass. At noon came the office of Sext and the midday meal. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Then came private Mass or spiritual reading or work until 9am when the office of Terce was said, and then High Mass. At noon came the office of Sext and the midday meal. (33 words)

Example sentences (1)

Then came private Mass or spiritual reading or work until 9am when the office of Terce was said, and then High Mass. At noon came the office of Sext and the midday meal.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "terce" in a sentence?
An example: "Then came private Mass or spiritual reading or work until 9am when the office of Terce was said, and then High Mass. At noon came the office of Sext and the midday meal." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "terce" from authentic English texts.
What does "terce" mean?
Terce means: The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
What are synonyms of "terce"?
Common synonyms of "terce" include: tierce, canonical hour.
How many example sentences with "terce" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "terce", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.