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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun triad has 4 senses
- triad(n = noun.quantity) 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one; Array is a kind of digit, figure
- triad(n = noun.group) trio, triple, triplet - a set of three similar things considered as a unit; Array has particulars: trilogy, trigon, triplicity, trimurti
- triad(n = noun.group) threesome, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unit; Array is a kind of assemblage, gathering
- triad(n = noun.communication) common chord - a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones; Array is a kind of chord
is a kind of set
has particulars: triumvirate
CIDE DICTIONARY
- A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities. [1913 Webster]
- A chord of three notes. [1913 Webster]
- An element or radical whose valence is three. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
triad, n.
1 a group of three (esp. notes in a chord).
2 the number three.
3 a Chinese secret society, usu. criminal.
4 a Welsh form of literary composition with an arrangement in groups of three.
1 a group of three (esp. notes in a chord).
2 the number three.
3 a Chinese secret society, usu. criminal.
4 a Welsh form of literary composition with an arrangement in groups of three.
Derivative
triadic adj. triadically adv.
Etymology
F triade or LL trias triad- f. Gk trias -ados f. treis three
THESAURUS
triad
arpeggio, broken chord, chord, clover, common chord, concento, concord, consonant chord, deuce-ace, diminished seventh chord, dominant chord, enharmonic, leash, major triad, minor chord, set of three, seventh chord, shamrock, sixth chord, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, tonic triad, trefoil, trey, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triune, triunity, trivet, troika, unbroken chordROGET THESAURUS
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Triality
N triality, trinity, triunity, three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash, shamrock, tierce, spike-team, trefoil, triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula, third power, cube, cube root, three, triform, trinal, trinomial, tertiary, ternary, triune, triarch, triadie, triple, tri-, tris-, tria juncta in uno.
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