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adjective
1.
threefold; triple.
2.
Music.
a.
of or pertaining to the highest part in harmonized music; soprano.
b.
of the highest pitch or range, as a voice part, voice, singer, or instrument.
c.
high in pitch; shrill.
noun
3.
Music.
a.
the treble or soprano part.
b.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
4.
a high or shrill voice or sound.
5.
the highest-pitched peal of a bell.
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Trebled
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6.
to make or become three times as much or as many; triple.
Origin:
1275–1325; (adj. and noun) Middle English < Middle French < Latin triplus triple; (v.) Middle English treblen, derivative of the adj.
1275–1325; (adj. and noun) Middle English < Middle French < Latin triplus triple; (v.) Middle English treblen, derivative of the adj.
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treble
late 14c., "three times, triple," from O.Fr. treble (12c.), from L. triplus (see triple). The verb is recorded from early 14c. The noun meaning "highest part in music, soprano" is attested from early 14c., from O.Fr. treble; in early contrapuntal music, the chief melody was
EXPANDin the tenor, and the treble was the "third" part above it (after the alto).
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