treble
adjective/ˈtrebl/
/ˈtrebl/
[only before noun]- high in tone
- a treble voice
- the treble clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are high)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTreble is used with these nouns:- voice
Word Originadjective late Middle English: from treble (in its numerical sense), because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal musical composition.Want to learn more?
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