Thesaurus: trio

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1. n. Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.
2. n. A composition for three parts or three instruments.
3. n. 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.
4. n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
5. n. a musical composition for three performers
6. n. three performers or singers who perform together
7. n. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
8. n. three people considered as a unit
9. 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.
10. Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. [Obs.]It may pass current . . . for a triobolar ballad. Cheyne.
11. n:100 n. a musical composition for three performers n. three performers or singers who perform together n. a set of three similar things considered as a unit n. three people considered as a unit