triadnoun
uk/ˈtraɪ.æd/us/ˈtraɪ.æd/triad noun (CHINESE ORGANIZATION)
[ C ] a secret Chinese organization involved in illegal activities such as selling drugs
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Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations
- bully boy
- gangster
- godfather
- goon
- henchman
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- mob
- mobster
- moll
- organized crime
- thug
- tong
- underworld
- vice ring
- Yardie
triad noun (THREE THINGS)
[ S ] literary three related things that form a group:
the classic triad of the visual arts: architecture, painting and sculpture
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Numbers: groups of things according to number
- baker's dozen
- brace
- companion
- couple
- dozen
- dyad
- gross
- pair
- score
- trinity
- trio
- twosome
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Groups of people