triad
/ˈtɹaɪ.æd/ noun C2- A grouping of three.
- A romantic or sexual relationship between three individuals; a throuple.
- A word of three syllables.
- A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
- On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
- A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale OR any chord with three notes.
Plural triads
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