What does trio mean?
Definitions for trio
ˈtri oʊtri·o
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word trio.
Princeton's WordNet
three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-acenoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
trionoun
a musical composition for three performers
trionoun
three performers or singers who perform together
trio, triad, triplet, triplenoun
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
trio, threesome, triad, trinitynoun
three people considered as a unit
Wiktionary
trionoun
A group of three people or things, especially musicians.
trionoun
A piece of music written for three musicians.
trionoun
A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
trionoun
Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
ChatGPT
trio
A trio generally refers to a group or set of three people or things. In music, it can refer to a group of three musicians performing together or a composition for three voices or instruments. In other contexts, it can refer to anything composed or occurring in threes.
Webster Dictionary
Trionoun
three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united
Trionoun
a composition for three parts or three instruments
Trionoun
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
Wikidata
Trio
In music, a trio is a method of instrumentation or vocalization by three different sounds or voices to make a melodious music or song.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trio
trē′o, or trī′o, n. three united: (mus.) a composition for three performers. [It.,—L. tres, three.]
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TRIO
What does TRIO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TRIO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TRIO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Trio is ranked #78040 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Trio surname appeared 245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Trio.
83.6% or 205 total occurrences were White.
6.1% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
4.9% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for trio »
riot
roti
tiro
tori
roit
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trio in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of trio in a Sentence
Well, look, we know there have clearly been a lot of family tensions, rifts, fallouts behind the scenes, i think throughout all of this, Kate has tried very much to be the peacemaker. Remember that she and Harry were at one point incredibly close. She, Prince William were a very special trio and I think shes very keen to try and see that rift closed up.
During the day, the group dug a hole underneath the car to stay cool and then slept in the vehicle at night, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. During that time period, the trio survived on six liters of water, 10 cans of iced vodka, a packet of biscuitsand some beef noodles. After running out of supplies, they left a note on the car and made their way to the watering hole. In this image made from video, an advertisement for the campsite line the roadside where a woman was found after being stranded in the Alice Springs area in the central Australian Outback. ( Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP) Tamra McBeath-Riley said Tamra McBeath-Riley decided to stay at the waterhole with Tamra McBeath-Riley Staffordshire terrierbecause Tamra McBeath-Riley did not think the dog would survive a walk to the Stuart Highway, which connects Australias north and south coasts. The group of women did not know if anyone was looking for them. When the helicopter found me, I thought that Claire Hockridge and Phu Tran had reached Stuart Highway, stuart Highway was Stuart Highway. So to find thats not the case is worrying.
There is a diabolical trio existing in the natural man, implacable, inextinguishable, co-operative and consentaneous, pride, envy, and hate; pride that makes us fancy we deserve all the goods that others possess; envy that some should be admired while we are overlooked; and hate, because all that is bestowed on others, diminishes the sum we think due to ourselves.
This year it has been the trio of what most people would know as some of the most risky bonds that has done the best, for a lot of investors it has probably been quite frustrating because not many would have had overweights on those bonds because of the risks.
What tied this all together was Linda Ronstadt ear( nobody was better at working out harmonies, which Linda did for most of her duet and trio arrangements) ; Linda Ronstadt exquisite control of pitch...( and) Linda Ronstadt willingness to master the rhythms and styles of every kind of music.
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