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tri·o
(trē′ō)n. pl. tri·os
1. Music
a. A composition for three voices or three instruments.
b. A group of three singers or three instrumentalists.
c. The middle, contrasting section of a minuet, scherzo, march, or various other forms.
2. A group of three.
[French, composition for three voices, from Italian : tri-, three (from Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots) + (du)o, duet; see duo.]
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trio
(ˈtriːəʊ)n, pl trios
1. a group of three people or things
2. (Music, other) music
a. a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
b. a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key
3. (Card Games) piquet three cards of the same rank
[C18: from Italian, ultimately from Latin trēs three; compare duo]
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tri•o
(ˈtri oʊ)n., pl. tri•os.
1. any group of three persons or things.
2. a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
3. a company of three singers or players.
4. the middle section of a minuet, scherzo, or march.
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Trio
a musical composition for three performers; a group or set of three.Examples: trio of charming cousins, 1904; of walruses, 1856.
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Noun | 1. | trio - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
2. | trio - a musical composition for three performers musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | |
3. | trio - three performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together | |
4. | trio - a set of three similar things considered as a unit trilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme triplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
5. | trio - three people considered as a unit assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place triumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority |
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trio
noun threesome, triple, trinity, trilogy, triplet, triad, triumvirate, triptych, trine, triune classy songs from a Texas trio
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trio
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Translations
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trio
[ˈtriːəʊ] n (= group of three musicians or singers) → trio m
(= piece of music for three musicians or singers) → trio m
(= group of three people or things) → trio m
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trio
n → Trio nt
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trio
(ˈtriːəu) – plural ˈtrios – noun1. a group of three (people or things).
2. (a piece of music for) three players. A trio was playing in the hotel lounge; a trio by Mozart.
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