Etymology : Middle English, perhaps from Middle French, trio, from treble, adjective
Pronunciation : 'tre-b&l
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. high soprano (Music); high musical key. triple a quantity. high soprano (Music); triple. treble\tre"ble\ , a. [oe. treble threefold, of. treble, treible, l. triplus. see:
triple.].
2. threefold; triple. a lofty tower, and strong on every side with treble walls.
3. (mus.) (a) acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. (b) playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.treble \tre"ble\, adv. trebly; triply. [obs.] fletcher.treble \tre"ble\, n. [" it has been said to be a corruption of triplum [lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and bassus (high and low)."] (mus.) the highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.note: this is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices.treble \tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. trebled ; p. pr. & vb. n. trebling.].
4. to make thrice as much; to make threefold. "love trebled life.".
5. to utter in a treble key; to whine. [obs.] he outrageously (when i accused him) trebled his reply.treble \tre"ble\, v. i. to become threefold.treble adj.
6. having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" [syn: soprano].
7. three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: threefold, triple].
8. having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary, triple, triplex].
9. 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 [syn: double, dual, twofold, threefold] the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano] v 1: sing treble 2: increase threefold; "triple your income!" [syn: triple].
10. Threefold; triple.
11. Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound.
12. Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.
13. Trebly; triply.
14. The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
15. To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
16. To utter in a treble key; to whine.
17. To become threefold. sing treble three times as great or many; "a claim for treble damages"; "a threefold increase".
18. 1. If something trebles or if you treble it, it becomes three times greater in number or amount than it was. They will have to pay much more when rents treble in January The city has trebled the number of its prisoners to 21,000. = triple + trebling tre·bling A new threat to Bulgaria's stability is the week-old miners' strike for a trebling of minimum pay.
19. If one thing is treble the size or amount of another thing, it is three times greater in size or amount. More than 7 million shares changed hands, treble the normal daily average. = triple.
20. A treble is a boy with a very high singing voice.
21. In sport, a treble is three successes one after the other, for example winning three horse races on the same day, or winning three competitions in the same season. The win completed a treble for them -- they already claimed a league and cup double this year. to become three times as big in amount, size, or number, or to make something increase in this way American Equivalent: triple.
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