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treble

/tˈɹebəl/TREH-buhl
/tˈɹɛbəl/TREH-buhl

Meaningthree- fold

Common meaning: three times as much, high-pitched in music

Journey through time

  1. Latintriplus‘three- fold’source
  2. Frenchtreblesource
  3. Englishtreble‘three times as much, high-pitched in music’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin triplus ‘three- fold’.

Roots

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