Trio - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtriːəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word trio
Brit.  |ˈtriːəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word trio

noun

- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one (syn: leash, tercet, ternary, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika)
- a musical composition for three performers
- three performers or singers who perform together
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit (syn: triad, triple, triplet)
- three people considered as a unit (syn: threesome, triad, trinity)

Extra examples

He plays in a jazz trio.

...the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone...

He was met by a trio of smiling executives.

...a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen...

Brahms, Trio in B.

A trio of girls in extremely tight shorts paraded up and down.

...a knockabout comedy that was performed by a trio of accomplished farceurs...

Word forms

noun
singular: trio
plural: trios
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