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tri·ad
 triad
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- pronunciation:
- traI
aed
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of three persons or things that are similar or related.
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| definition 2: |
in music, a three-tone chord, usu. the first, third, and fifth notes in a scale.
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| derivations: |
triadic (adj.), triadism (n.) |
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