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trio

[ tree-oh ]

noun

plural trios.
  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).


trio

/ ˈ³Ù°ù¾±Ëəʊ /

noun

  1. a group of three people or things
  2. music
    1. a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
    2. a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key
  3. piquet three cards of the same rank
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trio1

1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du ) o two
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trio1

C18: from Italian, ultimately from Latin ³Ù°ùŧ²õ three; compare duo
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