trio
noun /ˈtriːəʊ/
/ˈtriːəʊ/
(plural trios)
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of three people or things
- A trio of English runners featured in the women’s 1 500 metres.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of three musicians or singers who play or sing together
- [countable] a piece of music for three musicians or singers
- a trio for piano, oboe and bassoon
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin tres ‘three’, on the pattern of duo.