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Triplet vs Trio - What's the difference?

triplet | trio |

Trio is a synonym of triplet.



In lang=en terms the difference between triplet and trio

is that triplet is a group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet while trio is a passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

As nouns the difference between triplet and trio

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

triplet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of three.
  • One of a group of three.
  • One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
  • (music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
  • (physics) A triquark.
  • See also

    * trio * triptych * twin (coefficient)

    Anagrams

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    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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