Triad Definition
trīăd, -əd
triads
noun
triads
A group of three persons, things, ideas, etc.; trinity.
Webster's New World
A musical chord of three tones, esp. one consisting of a root tone and its third and fifth.
Webster's New World
A section of a Pindaric ode consisting of the strophe, antistrophe, and epode.
American Heritage
A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Triad
Noun
Singular:
triad
Plural:
triadsOrigin of Triad
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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.
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin trias triad- from Greek the number three trei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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