trio

tri·o  (tr)

n. pl. tri·os

1. Music

a. A composition for three voices or three instruments.

b. A group of three singers or three instrumentalists.

c. The middle, contrasting section of a minuet, scherzo, march, or various other forms.

2. A group of three.

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[French, composition for three voices, from Italian : tri-, three (from Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots) + (du)o, duet; see duo.]

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trio [ˈtriːəʊ]

n pl trios

1. a group of three people or things

2. (Music, other) Music

a.  a group of three singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group

b.  a subordinate section in a scherzo, minuet, etc., that is contrastive in style and often in a related key

3. (Group Games / Card Games) Piquet three cards of the same rank

[from Italian, ultimately from Latin trēs three; compare duo]

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Trio a musical composition for three performers; a group or set of three.

Examples: trio of charming cousins, 1904; of walruses, 1856.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trio - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	trio - a musical composition for three performers musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	3.	trio - three performers or singers who perform together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together
	4.	trio - a set of three similar things considered as a unit triad, triple, triplet trilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme triplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	5.	trio - three people considered as a unit     threesome, triad, trinity assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place triumvirate - a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

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trio

noun threesome, triple, trinity, trilogy, triplet, triad, triumvirate, triptych, trine, triune classy songs from a Texas trio

Translations

trio [ˈtrɪəʊ] N → trío m

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trio [ˈtriːəʊ] n

(= group of three musicians or singers) → trio m

(= piece of music for three musicians or singers) → trio m

(= group of three people or things) → trio m

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trio

n → Trio nt

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trio [ˈtrɪəʊ] n → trio

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trio [ˈtrɪəʊ] n → trio

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trio

n trio [ˈtriːəu]

1 a group of three (people or things). trio مَجْموعَةٌ من ثَلاثَه трио trio trio das Trio τρίο trío kolmik, trio گروه سه گانه kolmikko trio שִׁלישִייָה तीन का समूह trio hármas, trió tiga sekawan tríó trio ３っ組 3인조 trejetas, trijulė trijotne tiga serangkai trio trio, trekløver trio trio трое; тройка; три trio trio trio กลุ่มที่ประกอบด้วย 3 คน üçlü, trio 三(人或件)一組 тріо; трійка تين کي جماعت nhóm gồm ba thành viên 三（人或件）一组

2 (a piece of music for) three players A trio was playing in the hotel lounge; a trio by Mozart. trio مَجموعَه من ثلاثَة عازِفين трио trio trio das Trio τρίο (μουσικό κομμάτι για τρία όργανα) trío trio آهنگ سه نفری یا سه سازی trio trio טְרִיוֹ तीन खिलाड़ियों का समूह trio trió trio tríó trio ３重奏 3중창, 3중주곡, 3중창곡 trio trio lagu trio trio trio trio trio трио trio trio trio (เพลงสำหรับ) นักคนตรีสามคน üç çalgı için bestelenmiş parça, trio 三重奏 тріо تين گانے والوں کي موسيقي nhóm nhạc gồm ba thành viên 三重奏