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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trio 
  n  1:  the  cardinal  number  that  is  the  sum  of  one  and  one  and  one 
  [syn:  {three},  {3},  {III},  {threesome},  {tierce},  {leash}, 
  {troika},  {triad},  {trine},  {trinity},  {ternary},  {ternion}, 
  {triplet},  {tercet},  {terzetto},  {trey},  {deuce-ace}] 
  2:  a  musical  composition  for  three  performers 
  3:  three  performers  or  singers  who  perform  together 
  4:  a  set  of  three  similar  things  considered  as  a  unit  [syn:  {triad}, 
  {triplet}] 
  5:  three  people  considered  as  a  unit  [syn:  {threesome},  {triad}, 
  {trinity}]




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