Definitions
a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
Word origin
From Latin triad-, stem of trias (“three, triad”), from Ancient Greek τριάς (triás). By surface analysis, tri- + -ad.
Used in a sentence
“Later artworks showed many animals and gods, some of which were clearly identified with heavenly body. They often included the symbolic triad of Sun, Moon, and Venus.”
“There are, says the Irish triad, 'three fewnesses that are better than plenty: a fewness of fine words; a fewness of cows on grass; a fewness of good friends around good ale'. As an Ulsterman I would agree.”
“In his general deportment he was pompous and important, affecting a species of florid elocution, which often became ridiculous from his misarranging the triads and quaternions with which he loaded his sentences.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Three-part set”5 letters
02“Group of three”5 letters
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