trio
/ˈtɹi.əʊ/US/ˈtɹioʊ/
trio noun: a group of three people or things.
Noun (1)
trio (plural trios)
- A group of three people or things.
- I gave a yell for assistance, landed the leader one in the eye and backed into my tent for a weapon. By the time I was out again our fellows were running up, but the precious trio had disappeared.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts.2015, Kate Hardy, Bachelor at Her Bidding
- A group of three musicians.
- Mr. Cleaver latched on to the idea, and within moments, the trio was swinging hard over a walking bass line — the equivalent of a blurred picture coming into unequivocal focus.2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022
- A piece of music written for three musicians.
- I love his music, but it is a bit disconcerting to realize that you could die in extreme old age and still only be familiar with a mere handful of the baryton trios.2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 281
- Despite their opus number, the Fantasiestücke were composed in 1842, the same year as the Piano Quartet and Quintet, and five years before the first two of the piano trios (the third followed in 1852).2021 May 6, Andrew Clements, “Schumann: The Piano Trios; Piano Quintet; Piano Quartet review – exuberance with refinement”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2021
- A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- Synonyms:
- three-in-one
- Synonym of tierce.
- Carrados ought to have won the point and divided tricks, leaving his opponent a minor quart and a solitary trio—about 15 on the hand. By a careless discard he threw away both chances and the final score stood at 205-112.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- tierce
Noun (2) capitalized: Trio
Trio pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Tiriyó.
Proper noun capitalized: Trio
Trio
- Alternative form of Tiriyó.
trio meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
trio in Hindi
- तिकड़ी
trio in Tamil
- group of three people or things
- மூவர் mūvar
trio in Bengali
- ত্রয়ী
trio in Malayalam
- group of three people or things
- മൂവർ mūvaṟ
Examples of trio in a sentence
- We share a trio of street tacos and a box of classic ensaïmadas.
- She tweeted a picture of the trio saying: ‘Thanks for coming my little fashionistas.
- Using the trio of paprikas gives more flavour than you'd get using a single paprika.
Synonyms of trio
Forms of trio
| plural | trios |
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Origin of trio
PIE word *tréyes 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.
Words formed from trio
Phrases with trio
Words that rhyme with trio
Questions about trio
- What does trio mean?
- Trio means a group of three people or things.
- What is trio in Hindi?
- Trio in Hindi is तिकड़ी. See Trio meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is trio?
- Trio can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce trio?
- Trio is pronounced /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of trio?
- The plural of trio is trios.
Words near trio in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trio (page history and authors); Trio (page history and authors); trio (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); trio (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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