the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
[ Syn: terce ]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[ Syn: three , 3 , iii , trio , threesome , leash , troika , triad , trine , trinity , ternary , ternion , triplet , tercet , terzetto , trey , deuce-ace ]
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement