Definition of "treble"
- adjective
Threefold, triple.
Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano.
High in pitch; shrill.
- noun
The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.
Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
Three victories, awards etc.
- verb
To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.
To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.
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