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Word entry · 5 letters

triad

Best crossword clue

"Three-part set"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹaɪ.æd/Part of speech nounSorted adirtStarts with TEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2R3I4A5D

Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Three-part set5 letters
02Group of three5 letters

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