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1. (adj.) treble
threefold; triple.
2. treble
of or pertaining to the highest part in harmonized music.
3. treble
of the highest pitch or range.
4. treble
high in pitch; shrill.
5. (n.) treble
the treble or soprano part.
6. treble
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
7. treble
a high or shrill voice or sound.
8. treble
the upper portion of the range of audio frequencies.
9. (v.i.) treble
to triple.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF < L triplustriple)
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1. (adj) soprano, treble
the pitch range of the highest female voice
2. (adj) soprano, treble
having or denoting a high range
"soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
3. (adj) treble, threefold, three-fold, triple
three times as great or many
"a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
4. (adj) ternary, treble, triple, triplex
having three units or components or elements
"a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
5. (verb) double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
"a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
6. (verb) treble
sing treble
7. (verb) triple, treble
increase threefold
"Triple your income!"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) treble
threefold; triple
2. (adj) treble
acute; sharp; as, a treble sound
3. (adj) treble
playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice
4. (adverb) treble
trebly; triply
5. (noun) treble
the highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano
6. (verb) treble
to make thrice as much; to make threefold
7. (verb) treble
to utter in a treble key; to whine
8. (verb) treble
to become threefold
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Sense: (something that is) three times as much, many etc as something else, or as the normal
He earns treble what I do.
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 Afrikaans: drie maal |
 Arabic: ثُلاثي |
 Bulgarian: троен |
 Brazilian: triplo |
 Czech: trojnásobek |
 German: das Dreifache;dreifach |
 Danish: tre gange så meget; tredo |
 Greek: τριπλός, τριπλάσιος |
 Spanish: triple |
 Estonian: kolmekordne |
 Farsi: سه برابر |
 Finnish: kolminkertainen |
 French: triple |
 Hebrew: פִּי שְׁלוֹשָה |
 Hindi: उच्चध्वनि |
 Croatian: trostruk, trostruko |
 Hungarian: háromszoros(a vminek) |
 Indonesian: tiga kali lipat |
 Icelandic: þrefaldur |
 Italian: triplo |
 Japanese: ３倍の |
 Korean: 3배(의) |
 Lithuanian: trigubas (kiekis) |
 Latvian: trīskāršs daudzums; trīsk |
 Malay: tiga kali ganda |
 Dutch: drievoudige |
 Norwegian: tredobbelt (mengde/beløp) |
 Polish: trzykrotność, potrójny |
 Persian: سه برابر |
 Pashto: دری برابره |
 Portuguese: triplo |
 Romanian: număr triplu; triplu, înt |
 Russian: тройное количество; утрое |
 Slovak: trojnásobok |
 Slovenian: trikrat toliko |
 Serbian: trostruko |
 Swedish: tredubbel, -faldig |
 Thai: สามเท่า |
 Turkish: üç kat/misli |
 Taiwanese: 三倍的，三重的 |
 Ukrainian: потрійна кількість; потрі |
 Urdu: تين گنا |
 Vietnamese: lượng gấp ba |
 Chinese: 三倍的，三重的 |
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