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Meaning of 'treble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Treble [ a.]
- Threefold; triple.
- Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound.
- Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.
2 . Treble [ adv.]
- Trebly; triply.
3 . Treble [ n.]
- The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
4 . Treble [ v. i.]
- To become threefold.
5 . Treble [ v. t.]
- To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
- To utter in a treble key; to whine.

Meaning of 'treble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . treble [ v]
Meaning (1):
- increase threefold
Example in sentence:
  • Triple your income!
2 . treble [ s]
Meaning (2):
- three times as great or many
Example in sentence:
  • a claim for treble (or triple) damages;
  • a threefold increase
Meaning (3):
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Example in sentence:
  • a double (or dual) role for an actor;
  • every episode has its double and treble meaning;
  • the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence
Meaning (4):
- having three units or components or elements
Example in sentence:
  • a ternary operation;
  • a treble row of red beads;
  • overcrowding made triple sessions necessary;
  • triple time has three beats per measure;
  • triplex windows
Meaning (5):
- having or denoting a high range
Example in sentence:
  • soprano sax;
  • soprano voice;
  • the boy still had a fine treble voice;
  • the treble clef

Nearby Words:

treacher treacherous treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard

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