Usually means: Major chord ending minor key.
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  1. picardy third: Merriam-Webster
  2. Picardy third: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Picardy third: Wiktionary
  4. Picardy third: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. picardy third: Dictionary.com
  6. Picardy third: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Picardy third: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Picardy third)

noun:  (music) A major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage.

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