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| treble [ trébb'l ] |
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1. triple: three times as many or as much
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2. high-pitched: high-pitched or shrill
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3. of highest musical range: relating to or intended for a boy or girl soprano voice or a high-pitched instrument
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noun (plural trebles) |
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1. high-pitched sound: a high-pitched or shrill sound
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2. something tripled: something three times as many or as much
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3. music high-pitched instrument or voice: a treble voice, singer, instrument, or part
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4. recording audio frequency range: the higher audio frequencies electronically reproduced by a radio, recording, or sound system
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5. recording control for high-frequency audio response: a control for increasing or decreasing the high-frequency response on a radio or audio amplifier
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6. darts ring on dartboard: the narrow inner ring on a dartboard, or a hit landing within this ring, which scores three times the nominal value
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7. set of three wins: the winning of three major competitions in one season, especially in football
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8. gambling bet on three races: a bet on three races in which the winnings and stake from each race are placed on the next
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transitive and intransitive verb (3rd person present singular trebles, present participle trebling, past and past participle trebled) |
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triple something: to become three times as many or as much, or make something become three times as many or as much
  Output has trebled over the past year.
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin triplus 'triple'] |
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| trebleness noun |
| trebly adverb |
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