triads

Sets of thirds

Triads are groups of three connected things.

In music, a triad is a three-note chord—the basic building block of Western harmony.

In medicine, triads describe symptom clusters that appear together diagnostically.

Any set of three related elements can form a triad: the cognitive triad of depression, a triad of skills. (Capitalized Triads refers to Chinese organized crime.)

chord

tonic

Invigorating medicinal drink

third · fifth · major · minor · diminished · augmented · inversion · arpeggio · progression · suspended

three

tercet

Three-line verse unit

threesome · triple · trefoil · triplicate · trifold

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Opposites
chord complexity

triadsseventh chords

Four-tone chord structures

unisons · dyads · intervals · octaves · clusters

grouping number

triadsmonads

Indivisible fundamental units

dyads · pairs · duos · singles · quartets

organizational structure

triadslaw enforcement

Upholding legal codes

Cosa Nostra · police · cartels · Russian mafia

Phrases
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triangle, triad, triangular, triathlon, triathlete, triadic

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