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trio
[ tree-oh ]
noun
, plural tri·os.
- a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- a company of three singers or players.
- any group of three persons or things.
- 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
/ ˈtriːəʊ /
noun
- a group of three people or things
- music
- a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
- a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc, that is contrastive in style and often in a related key
- piquet three cards of the same rank
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trio1
C18: from Italian, ultimately from Latin trēs three; compare duo
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