triad

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin triad-, stem of trias (three, triad), from Ancient Greek τριάς (trias); applied by British authorities to underground society in Hong Kong based on geometry of Chinese character.

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  • IPA: /tɹaɪ.æd/

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triad (plural triads)

  1. A grouping of three.
  2. (music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.
  3. (electronics) on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
  4. A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.

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