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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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
The trio — consisting of Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers — toured extensively and won several Grammys.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
During the next 22 years, she was involved in a cavalcade of mostly low-level criminal cases, including a trio of burglary convictions, a grand theft conviction and a shoplifting conviction.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Fiennes star in 28 Years Later as a trio of survivors fighting for their future.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trio. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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