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Type Words
Synonyms triad, triple, triplet
Type of set
Has types triplicity, trilogy, trigon
Type Words
Synonyms threesome, triad, trinity
Type of assemblage, gathering
Has types triumvirate
Type Words
Synonyms 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika
Type of figure, digit
Type Words
Type of musical composition, piece of music, piece, opus, composition
Type Words
Type of musical organization, musical organisation, musical group

Examples of trio

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Start with Spain's financial situation compared with those of the troubled trio.
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Most notable were Detroit's Clark Sisters, who captured a trio of gospel awards.
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Scored for string trio and clarinet, the musical idiom is gloopy and lachrymose.
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Including West's trio, seven other area grapplers will be in today's semifinals.
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The trio formed JCA, which has managed to gain a reputation as a troubleshooter.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The trio will be highlighting music from its fine new album Keys to the Kingdom.
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The Boston trio appeared on the verge of indie-rock stardom only five years ago.
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Another 11 were completed to a trio of running backs and accounted for 82 yards.
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Of that trio, Brown has shown the most promise in the few chances he has gotten.
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  • Three: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • A musical composition for three performers
  • A set of three similar things considered as a unit
  • Trio! was a one-time acoustic jazz fusion supergroup during 2005. It consisted of bassist Stanley Clarke (from Return to Forever), jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty (from The Mothers of Invention, Mahavishnu Orchestra), and banjoist Bu00E9la Fleck (whose band was on a one-year hiatus).
  • Trio was a collaboration album by three of the most successful American female singers of the 1970s and 1980s, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. The 1987 release sold over 3 million copies and also received several Grammy nominations and other awards.
  • Trio was a German band, formed in the small German town of Grou00DFenkneten in 1980. The band is most noted for the song "Da da da, ich lieb dich nicht, du liebst mich nicht, aha aha aha" (usually simply "Da Da Da") which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide...
  • The Trio is the name of the group of nerds in the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who serve as the Big Bads of the season until Willow turns evil. They continually strive to neutralize Buffy, the Slayer, and thus the primary obstacle to their ultimate goal of taking over Sunnydale. ...
  • Duos and trios are a family of mixed drinks. A duo contains a spirit and a liqueur; a trio additionally contains a creamy ingredient. Commonly used creamy ingredients are cream and Irish cream.
  • Trio (also known as W. Somerset Maugham's Trio) is a 1950 British anthology film based on three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Verger", "Mr. Know-All" and "Sanatorium". Ken Annakin directed "The Verger" and "Mr. Know-All", while Harold French was responsible for "Sanatorium".