Tierce (disambiguation)
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Tierce comes from the Latin word for "third" and can refer to:
  • Tierce - an old English unit of volume
  • Tierce - an organ stop
    Organ stop
    An organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; some can be "on" , while others can be "off" .The term can also refer...

    , also known as a seventeenth
  • Tierce (fencing) - a fencing maneuvre
  • Tierce (CMS) - an open-source content management system
  • Tierce - a sixtieth part of a second
  • Tierce de Picardie (Picardy third)
    Picardy third
    A Picardy third is a harmonic device used in European classical music.It refers to the use of a major chord of the tonic at the end of a musical section which is either modal or in a minor key...

     - a harmonic device used in European classical music
  • Tierce - a horse racing bet type; also known as a Trifecta
    Trifecta
    In horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...

  • Tierce (surname) - a surname
  • Among hunters, a collection of three (“a brace and a half” or tierce) -- or three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks or hares — is called “a leash
    Leash
    A leash is a rope or similar material attached to the neck or head of an animal for restraint or control...

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