What is the meaning of treble?

noun

  • The pitch range of the highest female voice.

verb

  • Sing treble.
  • Increase threefold.
    • usage: "Triple your income"

adjective

  • Having or denoting a high range.
    • usage: "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"
  • Three times as great or many.
    • usage: "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
  • Having three units or components or elements.
    • usage: "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
  • 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
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