| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tri·o |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr   |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. tri·os
1. Music a. A composition for three voices or three instruments. b. A group of three singers or three instrumentalists. c. The middle, contrasting section of a minuet, scherzo, march, or various other forms. 2. A group of three. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, composition for three voices, from Italian : tri-, three (from Latin; see trei- in Appendix I) + (du)o, duet; see duo.
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