trio

tri·o

T0362800 (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.

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[French, composition for three voices, from Italian : tri-, three (from Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots) + (du)o, duet; see duo.]

trio

(ˈtriːəʊ) n, pl trios1. a group of three people or things2. (Music, other) music a. a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a groupb. a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key3. (Card Games) piquet three cards of the same rank[C18: from Italian, ultimately from Latin trēs three; compare duo]

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. [1715–25; < Italian, =tri- tri- + (du)o two]

Trio

 a musical composition for three performers; a group or set of three.Examples: trio of charming cousins, 1904; of walruses, 1856.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trio - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika, tierce, leashdigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	trio - a musical composition for three performersmusical 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 togethermusical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	4.	trio - a set of three similar things considered as a unittriad, triple, triplettrilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or themetriplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degreesset - 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 threesome, triad, trinityassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one placetriumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

trio

noun threesome, triple, trinity, trilogy, triplet, triad, triumvirate, triptych, trine, triune classy songs from a Texas trio

trio

nounA group of three individuals:three, threesome, triad, trine, trinity, triple, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.

Translations

三人或三件一组三重奏

trio

(ˈtriːəu) – plural ˈtrios – noun1. a group of three (people or things). 三(人或件)一組 三（人或件）一组 2. (a piece of music for) three players. A trio was playing in the hotel lounge; a trio by Mozart. 三重奏 三重奏