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# trio

noun (a trio, trios)

«trio» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trio is a group of three people or things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#m1)
2. (music) A trio is a group of three musicians or singers, or a piece of music for three players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#m2)

### In the lessons

Music lessons: a piano trio is piano, violin and cello. Stories and everyday talk: «the famous trio» — three friends such as Harry, Ron and Hermione. Maths: a trio is a set of 3; e.g. how many trios can you make from 6 children? (2 trios, if each child is in one).

### Examples

- The three friends made a trio of detectives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x1)
- A jazz trio played at the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x2)
- We sang a song as a trio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x3)
- Harry, Ron and Hermione are a famous trio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x4)
- Arrange the 12 pupils into trios — that makes 4 trios. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x5)
- The shop sells a trio of cakes for £3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural trios. Said «TREE-oh». Number words: solo (1), duet or duo (2), trio (3), quartet (4), quintet (5). Maths: number of trios = number of people ÷ 3.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trio» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trio/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trio» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trio.html) on Mova free.