Treble Definition

trĕbəl
trebled, trebles, trebling
adjective
Threefold; triple.
Webster's New World
Of or for the highest part in musical harmony.
Webster's New World
Playing or singing this part.
Webster's New World
High-pitched or shrill.
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noun
trebles
The highest part in musical harmony; soprano.
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A singer or instrument that takes this part.
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A high-pitched voice or sound.
Webster's New World
The higher part of the audio-frequency band in sound reproduction.
Webster's New World
A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.
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Synonyms:
verb
trebled, trebles, trebling
To make or become triple.
American Heritage
To make or become three times as much or as many; triple.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
Wiktionary
To utter in a treble key; to whine.
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Synonyms:
adverb
Trebly; triply.
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Other Word Forms of Treble

Noun

Singular:
treble
Plural:
trebles

Origin of Treble

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin triplum from Latin neuter of triplus triple triple

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French treble, from Latin triplus.

    From Wiktionary

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