From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trio \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.
[1913 Webster]
The trio were well accustomed to act together, and
were linked to each other by ties of mutual
interest. --Dickens.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] Triobolar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trio
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},
{leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary},
{ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-
ace}]
2: a musical composition for three performers
3: three performers or singers who perform together
4: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{trio}, {triad}, {triplet}, {triple}]
5: three people considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {threesome},
{triad}, {trinity}]
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