triade — meaning in English

English meaning

• triad noun A group or set of three closely related people or things.
• trinity noun A group of three closely connected people or things treated as a single unit.

Senses

triade is used for these senses in English:

• triad A grouping of three.
• triad A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
• trinity A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.

triad — full definition

1. noun A group or set of three closely related people or things.
2. noun (music) A chord made up of three notes: a root note plus the third and fifth above it.
3. noun A Chinese organized-crime society, historically based in Hong Kong.

trinity — full definition

1. noun A group of three closely connected people or things treated as a single unit.
2. noun In Christian theology, the union of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one God (capitalized).

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