triad

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Synonyms: tread, trial, trad, tried, troad, riad, triac, trias, trid, tria, ariad

Antonyms: tread, trial, trad, tried, troad, riad, triac, trias, trid, tria, ariad

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Noun

1. A grouping of [[three]].
2. A word of three [[syllable]]s.
3. A branch of a [[Chinese]] [[underground]] [[criminal]] society, mostly based in [[Hong Kong]].
4. {{lb|en|electronics}} On a [[CRT]] display, a group of three [[neighbouring]] [[phosphor]] dots, coloured [[green]], [[red]]{{,}} and [[blue]].
5. {{lb|en|music}} 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]].

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