treble

noun

the pitch range of the highest female voice

verb

increase threefold

sing treble

adjective

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

having three units or components or elements

three times as great or many

having or denoting a high range

Roots

trestre- · Latin · three

Synonyms for treble

tripleadj threefoldadj sopranon ternaryn descantn continuon triplexadj contralton alton countertenorn

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The word treble breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tre-, from Latin tres (“three”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.