triad meaning
EN
[tɹaɪ.æd] WTriad
- A triad is a "group of three".
- NounPLtriadsPREtri-SUF-ad
- A grouping of three.
- (music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.
- (electronics) on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
- A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
- A grouping of three.
Definition of triad in English Dictionary
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- Morphemes
- Suffixes
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- Words suffixed with -ad
- Words suffixed with -ad
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "triad" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.