treble

  • 11treble — adj. Triple. v. To triple; to multiply by three. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 12Treble —   [trebl; englisch »Diskant«, »hoher Ton«],    1) Musik: Sopran.    2) Rundfunktechnik: Bezeichnung für den Klangfarbenregler im Hochtonbereich …

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  • 13treble — (izg. trȅbl) m DEFINICIJA glazb. engleski naziv za najvišu dionicu troglasnog i kasnije višeglasnog stavka; superius, sopran ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← srfr. ← lat. triplus: trostruk …

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  • 14treble — [treb′əl] adj. [OFr < L triplus, TRIPLE] 1. threefold; triple 2. a) of or for the highest part in musical harmony b) playing or singing this part 3. high pitched or shrill n …

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  • 15treble — {{11}}treble (adj.) late 14c., three times, triple, from O.Fr. treble (12c.), from L. triplus (see TRIPLE (Cf. triple)). {{12}}treble (n.) highest part in music, soprano, mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. treble, O.Fr. treble (see TREBLE (Cf. treble) (adj …

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  • 16treble — I UK [ˈtreb(ə)l] / US noun Word forms treble : singular treble plural trebles 1) [countable] British a situation in which a person or team wins three sports events or competitions within a particular period of time, for example on the same day or …

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  • 17treble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, the highest part in a three part composition, from treble, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. the highest voice part in harmonic music ; soprano b. one that performs a treble part; also a member of a family of… …

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  • 18treble — [[t]tre̱b(ə)l[/t]] trebles, trebling, trebled 1) V ERG 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... [V n] The city has… …

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  • 19treble — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a threefold. b triple. c three times as much or many (treble the amount). 2 (of a voice) high pitched. 3 Mus. = SOPRANO (esp. of an instrument or with ref. to a boy s voice). n. 1 a treble quantity or thing. 2 Darts a hit on …

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  • 20treble — treb|le1 [ˈtrebəl] predeterminer BrE three times as big, as much, or as many as something else American Equivalent: triple ▪ They sold the house for treble the amount they paid for it. treble 2 treble2 v [I and T] BrE to become three times as big …

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