trio
Americannoun
plural
trios-
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
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a company of three singers or players.
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any group of three persons or things.
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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).
noun
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a group of three people or things
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music
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a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
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a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key
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piquet three cards of the same rank
Etymology
Origin of trio
Example Sentences
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Burbank police had been tracking the getaway car with a GPS device and pulled the trio over shortly after.
From Los Angeles Times
A trio of top-tier teams - Wasps, London Irish and Worcester - went bust in the 2022-23 season, causing concerns over the long-term sustainability of the league.
From BBC
The trio have been going through the owners and directors' test with the EFL and the new Independent Football Regulator since then.
From BBC
As soon as the door had snapped shut, Opal spouted off another trio of names.
From Literature
A trio of donkeys traverses a desert to an observatory.
From Los Angeles Times
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