triad

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

[syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},

{leash}, {troika}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary}, {ternion},

{triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: {trio},

{triplet}]

3: three people considered as a unit [syn: {trio}, {threesome},

{trinity}]

4: a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and

fifth tones [syn: {common chord}]