trio

American  

[tree-oh] / ˈtri oʊ /

noun

plural

trios

1. a musical composition for three voices or instruments.

2. a company of three singers or players.

3. any group of three persons or things.

4. a subordinate division of a minuet, scherzo, march, etc., usually in a contrasted key and style (perhaps originally written for three instruments or in three parts).

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trio British  

/ ˈtriːəʊ /

noun

1. a group of three people or things

2. music

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

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

3. piquet three cards of the same rank

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Etymology

Origin of trio

1715–25; < Italian, equivalent to tri- tri- + ( du ) o two

Example Sentences

The English trio were involved in a pair of thrilling quarter-final first legs last week but nothing has been decided, with those ties concluding on Wednesday.

From BBC

The dwelling was one of three Hidden Hills homes purchased by Kylie over an 18-month period, becoming the last of the trio to be added to her portfolio of properties in the area.

From MarketWatch

Tanya Mouchawrab, 37, and her two daughters, Lily, 13, and Ivy, 11, stayed up late the night before making a trio of cakes – lemon, red velvet and rainbow.

From BBC

The trio of colorful and competing events left the city's monument area thronged with tourists, activists and selfie-seekers -- a tapestry of political protest, environmental tourism and family fun.

From Barron's

People really do see productivity gains at home by using AI, according to a new study by a trio from the University of California, Los Angeles; Stanford University, and the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• threesome
• trilogy
• triumvirate