trio B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈtɹioʊ/ UK /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #15570 Meanings 1 noun A group of three people or things considered together. The trio of friends opened a café together. 2 noun A group of three musicians, or a piece of music written for three. The jazz trio played late into the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of three people or... triadtriple More ternternaryternionthreenessthreesometrinarytrinetrinitytriplettriumviratetroika Word family Forms trios Related forms numbertierce Etymology AI details PIE word *tréyes 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio. trio Italian View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # trio **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹioʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 15570 ## Meanings 1. A group of three people or things considered together. 2. A group of three musicians, or a piece of music written for three. ## Examples - The trio of friends opened a café together. - The jazz trio played late into the night. ## Synonyms - tern - ternary - ternion - threeness - threesome - triad - trinary - trine - trinity - triplet - triumvirate - troika ## Related Forms - number - tierce ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trio - Affix: tri- - three ## Etymology PIE word *tréyes 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio. ## AI Etymology Trio 1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio. The historical line also includes Italian trio. In present-day use, it can mean a group of three people or things considered together, or a group of three musicians, or a piece of music written for three. ## Topics - People & Society markdown