Treble word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "treble" word
[adjective] having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
[adjective] 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
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
[verb] increase threefold; "Triple your income!"
[verb] sing treble
(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.
Synonyms for treble
double, dual, high, high-pitched, multiple, soprano, soprano, ternary, threefold, triple, triple, triplex, twofold
See also: high frequency | high pitch | manifold | multiply | sing |
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Let's analyse "treble" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELBERT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
treble: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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