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
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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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The trio are desperate for support.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Oreo lovers will have a trio of new beverages to choose from.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Plus, Musgraves personally invited the Mariachi Brothers—the award-winning trio of Antonio, Caleb, and Joshua Gámez-Cuéllar, who were detained by ICE in February and released the following month following local outcry—to open her three Texas concerts.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trio. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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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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