triad
triad /ˈtraɪˌæd/
noun
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A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
(
common chord
, triad
)
a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
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Three people considered as a unit
(
threesome
, triad
, trinity
, trio
)
three people considered as a unit
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A set of three similar things considered as a unit
(
triad
, trio
, triple
, triplet
)
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
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The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
(
deuce-ace
, III
, leash
, tercet
, ternary
, ternion
, terzetto
, threesome
, tierce
, 3
, three
, trey
, triad
, trine
, trinity
, trio
, triplet
, troika
)
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
I have three cats
I have three cats