Trio

//ˈtɹi.əʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Tiriyó. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A group of three people or things.

    "I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Tiriyó. alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    a musical composition for three performers wordnet
  4. 4
    A group of three musicians.

    "Mr. Cleaver latched on to the idea, and within moments, the trio was swinging hard over a walking bass line — the equivalent of a blurred picture coming into unequivocal focus."

  5. 5
    three people considered as a unit wordnet
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  1. 6
    A piece of music written for three musicians.

    "I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios."

  2. 7
    a set of three similar things considered as a unit wordnet
  3. 8
    A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
  4. 9
    three performers or singers who perform together wordnet
  5. 10
    Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
  6. 11
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one wordnet
  7. 12
    Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.

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