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trio definition

trio (trēō)

noun pl. trios tri′os

  1. any group of three persons or things
  2. Music
    1. a composition for three voices or three instruments
    2. a group of three performers of such a composition, or any group of three musicians playing together
    3. the middle section of a minuet, scherzo, etc., orig. written in three voices, or parts

Etymology: Fr < It < tri-, tri-, as in duo, duo

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