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tri⋅o

  [tree-oh]
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–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).
Origin:
1715–25; < It, equiv. to tri- tri- + (du)o two
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tri·o   (trē'ō)   
n.   pl. tri·os

  1. Music

    1. A composition for three voices or three instruments.

    2. A group of three singers or three instrumentalists.

    3. The middle, contrasting section of a minuet, scherzo, march, or various other forms.

  2. A group of three.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TRIO
Transplant Recipients International Organization
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trio

a musical composition for three instruments or voices, or a group of three performers.

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