Picardy thirdn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪkədɪ ˈθəːd/, U.S.

/ˌpɪkərdi ˈθərd/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Picardy , third n.

Etymology: < Picardy, the name of a region and former province centred on Amiens in northern France (see Picard n.¹ and adj.) + third n., after French †tierce de Picardie (1765: see tierce n.¹ 8).

Music.

= tierce of Picardy at tierce n.¹ 8(b).

ΚΠ

1878 N. Brit. Daily Mail 2 Aug. 3/2 Introducing what is known as the Picardy third in modern minor cadences, a chord which is regarded with much disfavour in Scotland, and which is foreign to the spirit and character of minor music.

1941 W. Piston Harmony iv. 38 This major third was called the tierce de Picardie or Picardy third.

1960 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 19 20/1 The use of the Picardy third until the late Baroque is a symptom of the long lasting sensitivity to this difference.

2001 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 1 July 75 A dramatic Neapolitan sixth chord, followed by a very long tonic pedal and a Picardy third at the close.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	picardy third
释义	Picardy thirdn. Brit. /ˌpɪkədɪ ˈθəːd/, U.S. /ˌpɪkərdi ˈθərd/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Picardy , third n. Etymology: < Picardy, the name of a region and former province centred on Amiens in northern France (see Picard n.¹ and adj.) + third n., after French †tierce de Picardie (1765: see tierce n.¹ 8). Music. = tierce of Picardy at tierce n.¹ 8(b). ΚΠ 1878 N. Brit. Daily Mail 2 Aug. 3/2 Introducing what is known as the Picardy third in modern minor cadences, a chord which is regarded with much disfavour in Scotland, and which is foreign to the spirit and character of minor music. 1941 W. Piston Harmony iv. 38 This major third was called the tierce de Picardie or Picardy third. 1960 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 19 20/1 The use of the Picardy third until the late Baroque is a symptom of the long lasting sensitivity to this difference. 2001 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 1 July 75 A dramatic Neapolitan sixth chord, followed by a very long tonic pedal and a Picardy third at the close. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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