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treble

/ˈtɹɛbəl/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Treble means: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities.

Synonyms for treble26

noun, as in the pitch range of the highest female voice

soprano

verb, as in increase threefold

triple

adjective, as in having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

double, dual, twofold, two-fold, threefold, three-fold, multiple

adjective, as in three times as great or many

threefold, three-fold, triple, multiple

adjective, as in having three units or components or elements

ternary, triple, triplex, multiple

adjective, as in having or denoting a high range

soprano, high, high-pitched

also used for treble

strident, tern, triadic, trinary, trine, thrice, thricely, trebly, triply, keen, screech, shrill, triplicate

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What does treble mean?7

adjective

1

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities“a double (or dual) role for an actor”

2

three times as great or many“a claim for treble (or triple) damages”

3

having three units or components or elements“a ternary operation”

4

having or denoting a high range“soprano voice”

noun

1

the pitch range of the highest female voice

verb

1

increase threefold“Triple your income!”

2

sing treble

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with treble?2

two syllables

rebelpebble
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Treble in a sentence

  • If the drought continues, the price of grain will treble.sundown
  • He can't even tell a treble clef from a bass clef.LimeGreenTeknii

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Forms of treble

as a noun

plural
trebles

as a verb

past tense
trebled
present participle
trebling
third-person singular
trebles
past participle
trebled