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TREBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pitch range of the highest female voice
Synonyms:
soprano; treble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("treble" is a kind of...):
pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
Derivation:
treble (sing treble)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or denoting a high range
Example:
the treble clef
Synonyms:
soprano; treble
Classified under:
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Example:
every episode has its double and treble meaning
Synonyms:
double; dual; three-fold; threefold; treble; two-fold; twofold
Classified under:
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having three units or components or elements
Example:
triplex windows
Synonyms:
ternary; treble; triple; triplex
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Three times as great or many
Example:
a threefold increase
Synonyms:
three-fold; threefold; treble; triple
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they treble ... he / she / it trebles
Past simple: trebled
Past participle: trebled
-ing form: trebling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increase threefold
Example:
Triple your income!
Synonyms:
treble; triple
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "treble" is one way to...):
manifold; multiply (combine or increase by multiplication)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sing treble
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "treble" is one way to...):
sing (produce tones with the voice)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
treble (the pitch range of the highest female voice)
