Usage: sometimes capitalized P
Etymology: translation of French tierce de Picardie; from its being chiefly practiced in the church music of Picardy
: the major third as introduced into the final chord of a musical composition written in a minor key
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Music.
a major third in the final tonic chord of a composition written in a minor key.
[trans. of F tierce de Picardy]
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Picardy third
Tierce de Picardie
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Main Entry: ↑third
Useful english dictionary. 2012.