word-vault/dist/data/cards/tr/trio.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "trio",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a group of three people or things",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A trio of English runners featured in the women’s 1 500 metres."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of three musicians or singers who play or sing together",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The trio is/are performing at the jazz festival."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of music for three musicians or singers",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a trio for piano, oboe and bassoon"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtriːəʊ/",
                "audio": "tr/trio/trio__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtriːəʊ/",
                "audio": "tr/trio/trio__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin tres ‘three’, on the pattern of duo."
}