treble
noun
1 treble
The pitch range of the highest female voice.
synonym: soprano.
Roget 410: creak etc. v.; creaking etc. v.; discord, etc. 414; stridor; roughness, sharpness, etc. adj.; ... show more
Dutch: sopraan
verb
1 treble
Sing treble.
2 treble
Increase threefold.
synonym: triple.
Roget 93: treble, triple; triplicate, cube.
Dutch: verdrievoudigen
adjective
1 treble
Having or denoting a high range:
— The boy still had a fine treble voice.
— The treble clef.
synonym: soprano.
Polish: sopranowy
2 treble
Three times as great or many:
— A claim for treble (or triple) damages.
synonyms: three-fold, threefold, triple.
Roget 93: treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold, trilogistic†; third; trinal†, trine.
3 treble
Having three units or components or elements:
— A treble row of red beads.
4 treble
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities:
— Every episode has its double and treble meaning.
synonyms: double, dual, three-fold, threefold, two-fold, twofold.
Polish: dychotomiczny, dwoisty, dualistyczny
Moby thesaurus: accompaniment, air, alto, aria, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato, bassus, bourdon, bravura, burden, canto, cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, chest voice, choral, choric, coloratura ... show more.
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