tre|ble

tre|ble
tre|ble «TREHB uhl», adjective, verb, -bled, -bling, noun.
–adjective.
1. three times as much or as many; triple: »

is salary is treble mine.

2. Music. of, having to do with, or for the treble; soprano: »

a treble voice.

3. high-pitched; shrill: »

treble tones.

4. the higher portion of audio frequencies in sound reproduction.
–transitive verb, intransitive verb.
1. to make or become three times as much or as many; triple: »

He trebled his money by buying a dog for $5 and selling it for $15.

2. Obsolete. to sing the treble part.
–noun.
1. Music. a) the highest part in harmonized composition; soprano. b) a voice, singer, or instrument that takes this part. c) the highest-pitched and smallest bell of a peal in change ringing.
2. a shrill, high-pitched voice, sound, or note.
╂[< Old French treble < Latin triplus. See etym. of doublet triple. (Cf. ↑triple)]

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