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triad

noun

A grouping of three.

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Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
D
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
6

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɹaɪ.æd/

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noun

  1. A grouping of three.

  2. A word of three syllables.

  3. A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.

  4. On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.

  5. A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

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