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  • noun Plural form of triad.

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Examples

  • On the contrary, we cannot but admire the deeply moral principles elaborated within the early village communities which found their expression in Welsh triads, in legends about King Arthur, in Brehon commentaries, (25) in old

    Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin 1881

  • Drastic cuts in arsenals will require military planners in both countries to markedly change how and where missiles are deployed in their so-called "triads" - the three-pronged strategy to ensure missiles can be fired either from land or from the sea or from the air.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • Drastic cuts in arsenals will require military planners in both countries to markedly change how and where missiles are deployed in their so-called "triads" - the three-pronged strategy to ensure missiles can be fired either from land or from the sea or from the air.

    RutlandHerald.com 2009

  • Drastic cuts in arsenals will require military planners in both countries to markedly change how and where missiles are deployed in their so-called "triads" - the three-pronged strategy to ensure missiles can be fired either from land or from the sea or from the air.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Associated Press Writer Mike Eckel 2009

  • We based our palette on the idea of triads which has been discussed here.

    The Palette Project James Gurney 2008

  • Traditionally, junket operators, who deliver high rollers to the casinos and recover debts from punters, were controlled by organized crime groups known as triads.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Police officials say organised crime gangs, sometimes called triads in this part of China, are deeply involved, given their extensive underground networks.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Police officials say organized crime gangs, sometimes called triads in this part of China, are deeply involved, given their extensive underground networks.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Police officials say organized crime gangs, sometimes called triads in this part of China, are deeply involved, given their extensive underground networks.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Police officials say organised crime gangs, sometimes called triads in this part of China, are deeply involved, given their extensive underground networks.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

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