Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tertiāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /teɾˈθjaɾ/ [t̪eɾˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teɾˈsjaɾ/ [t̪eɾˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ter‧ciar

Verb

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terciar (first-person singular present tercio, first-person singular preterite tercié, past participle terciado)

  1. to divide into thirds
  2. to mediate (resolve differences, intervene)
  3. (reflexive) to turn out; end up

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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