OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8177

trio

/ˈtɹi.əʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
trío
A group of three people or things.
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 Liver…
trío
A group of three musicians.
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.
trío
A piece of music written for three musicians.
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.
trío
A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
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