treble
adjective
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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
noun
verb
Origin
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.
Phrases
- treble C
- treble clef
- treble hook
- treble recorder
- treble staff
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