Meaning of TRIAD
| Pronunciation: | | 'trIud
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- [n] a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
- [n] three people considered as a unit
- [n] a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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| | Synonyms: | | 3, common chord, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, threesome, tierce, trey, trine, trinity, trinity, trio, trio, triplet, triplet, troika |
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| | See Also: | | assemblage, chord, digit, figure, gathering, set, trilogy, Trimurti, triumvirate | |
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| | Definition: | | \Tri"ad\, n. [L. trias, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr.?, ?, three:
cf. F. triade. See {Three}, and cf. {Trias}, {Trio}.]
1. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary;
a trinity; as, a triad of deities.
2. (Mus.)
(a) A chord of three notes.
(b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third
and fifth, with or without the octave.
3. (Chem.) An element or radical whose valence is three.
{Triads of the Welsh bards}, poetical histories, in which the
facts recorded are grouped by threes, three things or
circumstances of a kind being mentioned together.
{Hindu triad}. See {Trimurti}.
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