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Webster 1913 Edition


Trio

Tri′o

,
Noun.
[It., fr. L.
tres
,
tria
, three: cf. F.
trio
, from the Italian. See
Three
.]
1.
Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.
The
trio
were well accustomed to act together, and were linked to each other by ties of mutual interest.
Dickens.
2.
(Mus.)
(a)
A composition for three parts or three instruments.
(b)
The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or of various dance forms; – not limited to three parts or instruments.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trio

TRI'O

,
Noun.
A concert of three parts; three united.

Definition 2024


tríó

tríó

See also: trio, Trio, and trío

Icelandic

Noun

tríó n

  1. (music) trio (group of three musicians)
  2. (music) trio (composition for three musicians)
  3. (music) trio (middle section of a minuet, etc.)