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TRIAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
Synonyms:
common chord; triad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("triad" is a kind of...):
chord (a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Three people considered as a unit
Synonyms:
threesome; triad; trinity; trio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("triad" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triad"):
triumvirate (a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A set of three similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("triad" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "triad"):
trilogy (a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme)
trigon; triplicity ((astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees)
Instance hyponyms:
Trimurti (the triad of divinities of later Hinduism)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Synonyms:
3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("triad" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
