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Triad

Triad Meaning & Definition
Triad Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Triad?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Triad: 3 | common chord | deuce-ace | III | leash | tercet | ternary | ternion | terzetto | three | threesome | threesome | tierce | trey | trine | trinity | trinity | trio | trio | triplet | triplet | troika

Related Terms | Find terms related to Triad:

See Also | assemblage | chord | digit | figure | gathering | set | trilogy | Trimurti | triumvirate

Triad In Webster's Dictionary

\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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