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Tri vs Trio - What's the difference?

tri | trio |

Trio is a derived term of tri.



As nouns the difference between tri and trio

is that tri is triathlon while trio is a group of three people or things.

As an initialism TRI

is toxic Release Inventory.

tri

English

Noun

  • (chiefly, attributive) triathlon
    • a tri bike
    a tri suit
    ----

    trio

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of three people or things.
  • (senseid)A group of three musicians.
  • (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
  • (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
  • Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

    • Synonyms

    * (group of three) threesome, triad, trine, trinity, troika, triumvirate

    See also

    * solo - 1 * duo - 2 * triplet - 3 * quartet - 4 * quintet - 5 * sextet - 6

    Anagrams

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