Trebleness

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treble (ˈtrɛb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	threefold; triple
2.	of, relating to, or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument

—n
3.	three times the amount, size, etc
4.	a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument
5.	the highest register of a musical instrument
6.	a. the high-frequency response of an audio amplifier, esp in a record player or tape recorder
	b. a control knob on such an instrument by means of which the high-frequency gain can be increased or decreased
7.	bell-ringing the lightest and highest bell in a ring
8.	a. the narrow inner ring on a dartboard
	b. a hit on this ring

—vb
9.	to make or become three times as much

[C14: from Old French, from Latin triplus threefold, triple]

'trebleness

—n

'trebly

—*adv, —adj*

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