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treble.

Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɹɛbəl/
  1. Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.

    not-comparable
  2. Threefold, triple.

    dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

adv/ˈtɹɛbəl/
  1. Trebly; triply.

    dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

noun/ˈtɹɛbəl/
  1. The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.

  2. A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.

  3. The highest tuned in a ring of bells.

  4. Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.

  5. A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.

    dated
  6. A drink with three portions of alcohol; a triple

    dated
  7. Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.

  8. Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.

  9. 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.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

verb/ˈtɹɛbəl/
  1. To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

    dated · transitive
  2. To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.

    dated · intransitive
  3. To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.

    intransitive
  4. To utter in a treble key; to whine.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

noun/ˈtɹɛbəl/
  1. Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”).

    alt-of · alternative
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