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treble

adjective · noun · verb

Simple meaning

About the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.

Pronunciation

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trehbuhl

Say the bold part a little louder.

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɹɛbəl

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. music

    Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.

noun

  1. The highest tuned in a ring of bells.

  2. Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.

  3. A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.

verb

  1. Increase threefold

  2. intransitive

    To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.

  3. Sing treble

  4. transitive

    To utter in a treble key; to whine.

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Synonyms

Sense: pertaining to the highest singing voice

high

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