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Meaning of tercio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Any of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death.
  2. A mutually supportive infantry formation made up of pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers.

Equivalents

Français tercio
Galego terzo

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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