About The Word Treble
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Treble
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What's The Definition Of Treble?
[n] the pitch range of the highest female voice
[adj] having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [adj] 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 [adj] 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" [adj] three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [v] increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [v] sing treble Synonyms | Synonyms for Treble: double | dual | high | high-pitched | multiple | soprano | soprano | ternary | threefold | triple | triple | triplex | twofold Related Terms | Find terms related to Treble: See Also | high frequency | high pitch | manifold | multiply | sing Treble In Webster's Dictionary \Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible,
L. triplus. See {Triple}.]
1. Threefold; triple.
A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble
walls. --Dryden.
2. (Mus.)
(a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon.
(b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute
sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble
violin or voice.
\Tre"ble\, adv. Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher. \Tre"ble\, n. [`` It has been said to be a corruption of triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and bassus (high and low).'' --Grove.] (Mus.) The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano. Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices. \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trebled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trebling}.] 1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. ``Love trebled life.'' --Tennyson. 2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.] He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman. \Tre"ble\, v. i. To become threefold. --Swift. |
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