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tri·o 
[tree-oh] Pronunciation Key
[tree-oh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural tri·os.
| 1. | a musical composition for three voices or instruments. |
| 2. | a company of three singers or players. |
| 3. | any group of three persons or things. |
| 4. | a subordinate division of a minuet, scherzo, march, etc., usually in a contrasted key and style (perhaps originally written for three instruments or in three parts). |
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| tri·o
(trē'ō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. tri·os
[French, composition for three voices, from Italian : tri-, three (from Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots) + (du)o, duet; see duo.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
trio
trio
1724, from Fr. trio (c.1600), from It. trio, from tri- "three;" patterned on duo.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| trio | |
noun | |
| 1. | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three] |
| 2. | a musical composition for three performers |
| 3. | three performers or singers who perform together |
| 4. | a set of three similar things considered as a unit |
| 5. | three people considered as a unit |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Trio
Tri"o\, n. [It., fr. L. tres, tria, three: cf. F. trio, from the Italian. See Three.]1. Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united. The trio were well accustomed to act together, and were linked to each other by ties of mutual interest. --Dickens. 2. (Mus.) (a) A composition for three parts or three instruments. (b) The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts or instruments.
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| TRIO Transplant Recipients International Organization |
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