tierce

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tierce (enc)

Noun	1.	tierce - the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. terce canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer
	2.	tierce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, troika digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
	3.	tierce - one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" one-third, third common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers

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