triad

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The persons of this triad were the Moon, the Sun, and the Power of the Atmosphere,--SIN, SHAMASH, and RAMΒN, the Semitic names for the Shumiro-Accadian URU-KI or NANNAR, UD or BABBAR, and IM or MERMER.

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  1. noun A group of three.
  2. noun Music A chord of three tones, especially one built on a given root tone plus a major or minor third and a perfect fifth.
  3. noun A section of a Pindaric ode consisting of the strophe, antistrophe, and epode.

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  • Before this triad, the Bible presents another group of three, who represent the virtues preparatory to the acquisition of perfect goodness: Enosh, Enoch, and Noah. —  Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria
  • Which triad, the name of its shan chu , what channels they use to sell the ivory She protested. —  Analog, July-August 2006
  • Noting that each demand in the triad was met with 'submission' greater than what was asked, he took from this passage a different lesson than Tolstoy, Gandhi or King. —  3quarksdaily
  • The CIA triad is the three primary security principles: confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility. —  CertCities.com | IT Forums
  • I know that people outside the triad are interested because many of my readers (and most of y'all aren't connected to adoption) tell me so. —  this woman's work
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  1. Late Latin trias, triad-, from Greek, the number three; see trei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. =F. triade =Italian triade =W. triad. from Latin trias (triad-), from Greek τριάς (τριαδ-), the number three, from τρεῑς (τρι-), three: see three.
 

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