trio
/ˈtɹioʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece of music written for three musicians.
noun
A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
noun
Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
noun
Alternative form of Tiriyó.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts."
- "These are exciting times for England and particularly for this group. Six of this side won the Under-17s European Championship in 2014 and the attacking trio from Everton and Liverpool – Ademola Lookman, Dominic Solanke and Calvert-Lewin – had an excellent tournament."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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)."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: trio
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹioʊ/
- British English: /ˈtɹi.əʊ/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.