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trio.

A group of three people or things.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹi.əʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹioʊ/US
  1. A group of three people or things.

  2. A group of three musicians.

  3. A piece of music written for three musicians.

  4. A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

  5. Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

  6. Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).

  7. Synonym of tierce.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.