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Definitions for: Trio
[n] a musical composition for three performers
[n] three people considered as a unit
[n] a set of three similar things considered as a unit
[n] three performers or singers who perform together
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Webster (1913) Definition: Tri"o, n. [It., fr. L. tres, tria, three: cf. F. trio,
from the Italian. See Three.]
1. Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting
together; a set of three; three united.
The trio were well accustomed to act together, and
were linked to each other by ties of mutual
interest. --Dickens.
2. (Mus.)
(a) A composition for three parts or three instruments.
(b) The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or
scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or
of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts
or instruments.
Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, triad, trine, trinity, trinity, triplet, triplet, troika
See Also: assemblage, composition, digit, figure, gathering, musical composition, musical group, musical organisation, musical organization, opus, piece, piece of music, set, trilogy, Trimurti, triumvirate
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