trio : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trio	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trio n the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Synonym(s): three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace a musical composition for three performers three performers or singers who perform together a set of three similar things considered as a unit Synonym(s): trio, triad, triplet, triple three people considered as a unit Synonym(s): trio, threesome, triad, trinity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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.