TRIO

trio

(noun) a musical composition for three performers

trio, threesome, triad, trinity

(noun) three people considered as a unit

trio, triad, triplet, triple

(noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit

trio

(noun) three performers or singers who perform together

three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trio (plural trios)

A group of three people or things.

A group of three musicians.

(music) A piece of music written for three musicians.

(music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

Synonyms

• (group of three): threesome, triad, trine, trinity, troika, triumvirate; see also trio

Anagrams

• Tori, Troi, riot, roti, tiro, tori

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"o, n. Etym: [It., fr. L. tres, tria, three: cf. F. trio, from the Italian. See Three.]

1. Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united. The trio were well accustomed to act together, and were linked to each other by ties of mutual interest. Dickens.

2. (Mus.) (a) A composition for three parts or three instruments. (b) The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts or instruments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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