treble has definitions from the field of music
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[ adjective ] having or denoting a high range

Synonyms

soprano

Examples

"soprano voice" "soprano sax" "the boy still had a fine treble voice" "the treble clef"

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

Suddenly a treble auto horn tootley-toot-tootled , and , thumbing hopefully , I saw emergent in windshield flash : red lips , streaming silk of blonde hair and - ah , trembling confusion of hope , apprehension , despair - the leering face of old Herry .

Related terms

high

2
[ verb ] increase threefold

Synonyms

triple

Examples

"Triple your income!"

Related terms

multiply triple

3
[ verb ] (music) sing treble

Related terms

sing soprano

4
[ adjective ] having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

Examples

"a double (or dual) role for an actor" "the office of a clergyman is twofold public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson

Related terms

multiple

5
[ adjective ] having three units or components or elements

Examples

"a ternary operation" "a treble row of red beads" "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary" "triple time has three beats per measure" "triplex windows"

Related terms

multiple

6
[ adjective ] three times as great or many

Synonyms

triple threefold

Examples

"a claim for treble (or triple) damages" "a threefold increase"

Related terms

multiple

7
[ noun ] (music) the pitch range of the highest female voice

Synonyms

soprano

Related terms

high_pitch

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