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trebling
We have found lemma(root) word of trebling : treble.
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[ˈtrɛbl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- consisting of three parts; threefold
(e.g: the fish were caught with large treble hooks)
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple)
[ˈtrɛbl], (Predeterminer)
Definitions:
- three times as much or as many
(e.g: the tip was at least treble what she would normally have given)
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple)
[ˈtrɛbl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- three sporting victories or championships in the same season, event, etc.
(e.g: the victory completed a treble for the horse's trainer)
- a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two middle circles of a dartboard, scoring treble
- a type of bet in which three selections are made, with any winnings from the first being transferred to the second and then (if successful) to the third
- a thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or things
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple)
[ˈtrɛbl], (Pronoun)
Definitions:
- a number or amount which is three times as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount
(e.g: by paying treble, he had a double room to himself)
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple)
[ˈtrɛbl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make or become three times as large or numerous
(e.g: rents were doubled and probably trebled)
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple)
[ˈtrɛbl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a high-pitched voice, especially a boy's singing voice
(e.g: the boy replied in a shrill treble)
- a relatively high-pitched member of a family of similar instruments
- the high-frequency output of an audio system, corresponding to the treble in music
(e.g: a superb tonal balance between the bass, mids, and treble)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from treble, because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal composition
[ˈtrɛbl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having or denoting a high-pitched voice, especially a boy's singing voice
(e.g: the children's treble voices)
- denoting a relatively high-pitched member of a family of similar instruments
(e.g: a treble viol)
- denoting or relating to the high-frequency output of an audio system, corresponding to the treble in music
(e.g: treble sounds are dull, with less bite and shine than is ideal)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from treble, because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal composition
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