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Treble
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- 1 Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music. not-comparable
"He put his cigar in his mouth, and, with his right hand, up in the treble keys, he began to play, in octaves, the melody of a song called "The Kinkajou," which, somewhat notably, had shifted into and ostensibly out of popularity before he was born."
- 2 Threefold, triple. dated, not-comparable
"A lofty tower, and strong on every side / With treble walls."
- 1 having or denoting a high range wordnet
- 2 having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities wordnet
- 3 having three units or components or elements wordnet
- 4 three times as great or many wordnet
- 1 Trebly; triply. dated, not-comparable
"Whose deserts might buy him treble"
- 1 The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
"He starts out by saying that there are three sights, the mene, treble, and quadreble, but actually he discusses only two, the treble and quadreble, both of which are read at the transposition of an octave."
- 2 Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”). alt-of, alternative
- 3 the pitch range of the highest female voice wordnet
- 4 A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
- 5 The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
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- 6 Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
- 7 A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled. dated
- 8 A drink with three portions of alcohol; a triple dated
- 9 Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
- 10 Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
"As for City, a domestic treble is off the cards and they must haul themselves off the floor quickly with the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Barcelona on Wednesday."
- 11 Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.; A win in the top league, top national cup and top continental cup in the same season.
- 1 To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount. dated, transitive
"There is increasing evidence that cannabis use can act as a risk factor for the development of bipolar as well as psychotic disorders. A recent systematic review by Gibbs and colleagues identified several studies supporting a link between cannabis use and subsequent relapse of manic symptoms. This review also included a meta-analysis of two large prospective cohort studies, which found that cannabis use almost trebled the risk of new-onset subthreshold manic symptoms after adjusting for potential confounding factors."
- 2 increase threefold wordnet
- 3 To become multiplied by three or increased threefold. dated, intransitive
"I am more ſerious then my cuſtome; you Muſt be ſo too, if heed me: which to do Trebbles thee o're."
- 4 sing treble wordnet
- 5 To make a shrill or high-pitched noise. intransitive
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- 6 To utter in a treble key; to whine. transitive
"He outrageously / (When I accused him) trebled his reply."
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
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