trio
1715-25; < Italian, equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du) o two Pronunciation Noun
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1715-25; < Italian, equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du) o two Pronunciation Noun
trio (plural trios)
- A group of three people or things.
A group of three musicians. - (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
- 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 281:
- I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.
- 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 281:
- (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- (group of three) threesome, triad, trine, trinity, troika, triumvirate; see also Thesaurus:trio
- Russian: три́о
- French: trio
- German: Dreiergruppe, Trio
- Italian: trio
- Russian: три́о
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