'triadism
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| —n | |
| 1. | a group of three; trio |
| 2. | chem an atom, element, group, or ion that has a valency of three |
| 3. | music a three-note chord consisting of a note and the third and fifth above it |
| 4. | an aphoristic literary form used in medieval Welsh and Irish literature |
| 5. | the US strategic nuclear force, consisting of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and bombers |
| [C16: from Late Latin trias, from Greek; related to Greek treis three] | |
| tri'adic | |
| —adj | |
| 'triadism | |
| —n | |
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