plural trios
1
a
: a musical composition for three voice parts or three instruments
b
: the secondary or episodic division of a minuet or scherzo, a march, or of various dance forms
2
: the performers of a musical or dance trio
3
: a group or set of three
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Examples of trio in a Sentence
He plays in a jazz trio.
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The trio is creating quality offense, but the team is shooting less than 4 percent in their minutes.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Equipped with their racecar, Il Tempo Gigante, the trio embark on a high-stakes journey through bustling Paris, across the perilous Italian Alps, and into the scorching Egyptian desert.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
The trio allegedly refused to pay the bus fare of $2.50, local station WSB-TV 2 reported, citing police.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trio. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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trio
noun
plural trios
1
a
: a musical composition for three voices or instruments
b
: the performers of a musical trio
2
: a group or set of three
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