Tierce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈiəs/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪɹs/.

Examples

it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terce trinity leash one-third ternion trine tercet three triplet 3 trio III trey triad third ternary deuce-ace terzetto troika threesome

Parts of Speech

noun	the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
noun	the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
noun	one of three equal parts of a divisible whole “it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Terz

die dritte kanonische Stunde; gegen 9 Uhr morgens

🇪🇸Spanish

tercia

la tercera hora canónica; alrededor de las 9 a.m.

🇮🇹Italian

terza

la terza ora canonica; verso le 9 del mattino

🇳🇱Dutch

terts

het derde canonieke uur; ongeveer 9.00 uur

🇵🇹Portuguese

camada

a terceira hora canônica; por volta das 9h

🇷🇺Russian

ярус

третий канонический час; около 9 утра

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीपा

तीसरा विहित घंटा; सुबह करीब 9 बजे

🇮🇳Marathi

टियर्स

तिसरा प्रामाणिक तास; सकाळी ९ वा.

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તર

ત્રીજો પ્રામાણિક કલાક; લગભગ 9 a.m.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚುವುದು

ಮೂರನೇ ಅಂಗೀಕೃತ ಗಂಟೆ; ಸುಮಾರು 9 ಗಂಟೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਇਰਸ

ਤੀਜਾ ਕੈਨੋਨੀਕਲ ਘੰਟਾ; ਕਰੀਬ 9 ਵਜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیرس

تیسرا کیننیکل گھنٹہ؛ تقریباً 9 بجے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蒂尔塞

规范的第三个小时；上午 9 点左右

🇯🇵Japanese

ティアス

正則の 3 時間目。午前9時頃

🇰🇷Korean

티어스

세 번째 표준 시간; 오전 9시쯤

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấp bậc

giờ kinh điển thứ ba; khoảng 9 giờ sáng

🇹🇭Thai

เทียร์ซ

ชั่วโมงที่สามตามบัญญัติ; ประมาณ 9 โมงเช้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tingkat

jam kanonik ketiga; sekitar jam 9 pagi.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستوى

الساعة القانونية الثالثة؛ حوالي الساعة 9 صباحًا

🇮🇷Persian

خط کشی

ساعت متعارف سوم؛ حدود ساعت 9 صبح

🇹🇷Turkish

kademeli

üçüncü kanonik saat; sabah 9 civarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שכבה

השעה הקנונית השלישית; בערך 9 בבוקר

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The primary meaning of 'tierce' is 'the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.'.

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Using 'tierce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tierce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tierce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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