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Meaning of treble

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  treble
      adj 1: having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice";
             "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice";
             "the treble clef" [syn: {soprano}, {treble}]
      2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple)
         damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble}, {threefold},
         {three-fold}, {triple}]
      3: 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}, {treble},
         {triple}, {triplex}]
      4: 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}, {two-fold}, {treble}, {threefold}, {three-
         fold}]
      n 1: the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn:
           {soprano}, {treble}]
      v 1: sing treble
      2: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: {triple},
         {treble}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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