trio

noun

\ ˈtrē-(ˌ)ō

plural trios

Definition of trio

1a : 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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Cole is the leader of The Undisputed Era, which includes a trio of other talented stars in Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "Adam Cole on NXT’s Live TV Debut: ‘This Is the Exact Moment I’ve Dreamed Of’," 17 Sep. 2019 Cousin consists of Johnson, Rob Milton and Bri Hightower—a trio of talent seamlessly blending R&B, soul and gospel music. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "From FKA Twigs To Lucky Daye: Here's Our Favorite New Music Of The Week," 14 Sep. 2019 The film, about a trio of female surfers, gave Bosworth her breakout role. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Kate Bosworth Reveals She 'Tanked' Her Audition for 2002's Spider-Man: 'I Was Really Nervous'," 13 Sep. 2019 Exposed brickwork, a trio of dormers and a covered front porch lend classic curb appeal to the two-story. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "Actors Topher and Ashley Grace buy in La Cañada Flintridge," 13 Sep. 2019 The quarterback for the No. 6-ranked Cardinals threw a trio of touchdown passes in a 30-27 triumph at Placer, none more important than the game-winner in the final seconds — a 2-yard TD pass to Tsion Nunnally. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Bay Area Preps HQ: This Week’s Stars," 10 Sep. 2019 The decision was a complete betrayal of Nassar survivors, a trio of survivors who had been working with the board said Monday. — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, "Nassar survivors: MSU president must act after 'complete betrayal' from board members," 9 Sep. 2019 As a trio of scientists from Ohio’s Oberlin College reports in the journal PLoS One, eastern grays rely on the cadences of everyday bird calls to sense whether threats have passed. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Squirrels Eavesdrop on Birds to Check If Danger Has Passed," 6 Sep. 2019 Other big methane emitters include a trio of West Virginia mines owned by Ohio Valley Resources, a subsidiary of the coal giant Murray Energy. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Who are the biggest U.S. methane emitters?," 30 Aug. 2019

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