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Terzet
(aka tercet)

A rhyming triplet, found in sequences such as aaa bbb, aba cdc (where b and d are unrhyming), abc abc (repeated), and aba bcb (interlaced, where the three lines are tied by rhyme to the rest of the stanza). The fourth form can be found in the sestet of a sonnet or in terza rima.

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