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Triad
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triad
n.
threesome, group of three
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Triad
A triad, meaning a "group of three" may refer to:
Associations
- Triad (organized crime), Chinese organized-crime societies
- Lexington Triad, a group of three fraternities founded at colleges in Lexington, Virginia
- Miami Triad, a group of three fraternities founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
- Syracuse Triad, three women's sororities founded at Syracuse University
- Triad Broadcasting, US radio station operator
- Triad High School (disambiguation)
- Triad Hospitals, former hospital operator based in Plano, Texas
- Triad Racing Technologies, former NASCAR team
- Triad Securities, a broker-dealer
- Triad Strategies, American lobbying firm
- Triad Theater, in New York City
- Union Triad, a group of three fraternities founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York
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triad
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
(synonym) three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
(hypernym) digit, figure
2. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) trio, triplet
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) trilogy
3. three people considered as a unit
(synonym) trio, threesome, trinity
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) triumvirate
4. a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
(synonym) common chord
(hypernym) chord
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Triad
(n.)
The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.
The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.
(n.)
An element or radical whose valence is three.
An element or radical whose valence is three.
(n.)
A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.
A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.
(n.)
A chord of three notes.
A chord of three notes.
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Triad
Triad A group of three, a triple unity, three-in-one, the number three; it represents the limits of ratiocinative thought, for we cannot go beyond the duality of subject and object, and must postulate a unitary essence common to both. A triad stands at the head of all great cosmogonies and philosophies: spirit-matter, Purusha-prakriti, subject-object, male-female, father-mother, motion-space, etc., plus the fundamental unity and source enclosing each emanated duad -- the ineffable, parabrahman, 'eyn soph, etc. Theosophy shows three distinct triadic representations of the universe, making nine, or with a synthesis ten: the ever-existing, the pre-existing, and the phenomenal, allegorized as the initial, the manifested, and the creative triads.
Another form of the triad is that in which the unit is considered as the offspring of the duad, as in the familiar triad Father-Mother-Son; and thus we get a quaternary of the primordial triad with the manifested universe as Son. These two triads or triangles represent fire and water respectively; interlaced they make Solomon's seal or the seal of Vishnu. The triad and quaternary together make the septenate; the higher triad in man is atma-buddhi-manas; kama, prana, and linga-sarira make a lower triad. The triad and the quaternary here repeat the duality of spirit and matter, metaphysical and physical. The Qabbalistic Sephirothal Tree shows an upright triad, two inverted triads, and a synthesizing unit below called Malchuth.
Another form of the triad is that in which the unit is considered as the offspring of the duad, as in the familiar triad Father-Mother-Son; and thus we get a quaternary of the primordial triad with the manifested universe as Son. These two triads or triangles represent fire and water respectively; interlaced they make Solomon's seal or the seal of Vishnu. The triad and quaternary together make the septenate; the higher triad in man is atma-buddhi-manas; kama, prana, and linga-sarira make a lower triad. The triad and the quaternary here repeat the duality of spirit and matter, metaphysical and physical. The Qabbalistic Sephirothal Tree shows an upright triad, two inverted triads, and a synthesizing unit below called Malchuth.
