Definition of "trio" []

• Music A composition for three voices or three instruments. (noun)
• Music A group of three singers or three instrumentalists. (noun)
• Music The middle, contrasting section of a minuet, scherzo, march, or various other forms. (noun)
• A group of three. (noun)

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• "The tweaked premise turns the title trio into reformed bad girls, which is way beyond this cast's emotional range."
• "Watching this trio is akin to masturbating with a cheese grater … … …."
• "Just as he never settles on any particular set of delineated parameters for his film's universe (here and there, bold slogans stamp the screen to the beat; planes do strange, slow-mo acrobatics overhead), Harkema never settles on anyone's side here; there are no sides, no winning arguments, and for that, the trio is all the more engaging."