treble C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /ˈtɹɛbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #30073 Meanings 1 adj three times as great or many A claim for treble (or triple) damages. 2 adj Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music. He put his cigar in his mouth, and, with his right hand, up in the treble keys, he began to play, in octaves, the melody of a song called "The Kinkajou," which, somewhat notably, had shifted into and ostensibly out of popularity before he was born. 3 adj Threefold, triple. A lofty tower, and strong on every side / With treble walls. 4 adv Trebly; triply. Whose deserts might buy him treble. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · three times as great or many threefold 2 adj · pertaining to the highest... high-pitchedstrident 3 adj · threefold, triple. ternternarythreefoldtrebletriadictrinarytrinetriple 4 adv · trebly; triply. threefoldthricethricelytrebletreblytriply More triplicate ↔ Opposites thirdtripartitiontrisect Word family Forms trebly Derived forms treble-heading Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # treble **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹɛbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 30073 ## Meanings 1. three times as great or many 2. Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music. 3. Threefold, triple. 4. Trebly; triply. ## Examples - A claim for treble (or triple) damages. - He put his cigar in his mouth, and, with his right hand, up in the treble keys, he began to play, in octaves, the melody of a song called "The Kinkajou," which, somewhat notably, had shifted into and ostensibly out of popularity before he was born. - A lofty tower, and strong on every side / With treble walls. - Whose deserts might buy him treble. ## Synonyms - triple - triplicate ## Antonyms - third - tripartition - trisect ## Derived Forms - treble-heading ## Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown