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   trio

   /ˈtriːəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a set or group of three people or things: "the hotel was run by a trio of brothers"
   • ▪ a group of three musicians: "a jazz trio"
   • ▪ a composition written for three musicians: "Chopin's G minor Trio"
   • ▪ the central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march.
   • ▪ (in piquet) a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Italian, from Latin tres ‘three’, on the pattern of duo.

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