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Definition of: treble
(treb′əl) v.t. & v.i. ·led, ·ling
To multiply by three; triple.
—adjective
1. Threefold; triple.
2. Soprano.
—noun
1. Music The soprano; the highest register of the compass of an instrument; a soprano singer.
2. High, piping sound.
3. A musical instrument of treble pitch; a violin. [<OF <L triplus. Doublet of TRIPLE.]
—treb′le·ness noun
—treb′·ling noun
—treb′ly adverb
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