triad
noun
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
triads
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pluralof triad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dave McKelvey, managing director of TM Eye private investigators, which works with tobacco firms to gather evidence on the illicit trade, claims that Fujian-based Chinese triads operate a "vast business" here in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
The number three speaks to the idea of balance and the mystical idea that certain energies can only be accessed through triads.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
Experimenters assigned some triads to go through a bonding session, where they were grouped according to color preferences, given uniforms, and led through an introductory chat session to build familiarity.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
It felt a little bit like middle school, when pairs or triads would declare themselves best friends—a label that, like the label of podmate, comes with expectations of loyalty, and priority.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021
The three chords in question can be expressed as the numbers I, IV and V because they are the triads that belong to the first, fourth and fifth notes of the major or minor scale.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
