What is another word for trebles?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɛbə͡lz] (IPA)

Trebles are a type of musical note that represents the highest pitch in a musical composition. Synonyms for trebles include high notes, soprano, falsetto, sopranino, and high-pitched. These synonyms are often used interchangeably to describe any musical passage that requires the use of the upper register of the human voice or an instrument. In addition to describing music, trebles can also refer to a betting term in which the initial stake is tripled. Other related synonyms for trebles include triplets, trios, and triptychs, which all refer to groups of three items or musical notes that are played together.

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What are the hypernyms for Trebles?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Trebles

He had seventy-three killed and sixty-four wounded,-a very unusual proportion, as, in general, the wounded trebles the number of the killed; but this may be accounted for by the Hannibal being so near that the enemy's shot passed through her sides without making any splinters, to which the greater number of wounds are attributable.
"Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I"
Sir John Ross
Verily, we shall have quite a new race in the next generation; I expect all the babes will skip into the world with a pas de zephyr, singing in sweet trebles,- Little dancing loves we are!
"The Disowned, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
I chatter over stony ways, In little sharps and trebles, I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

Famous quotes with Trebles

  • Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; "Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith."
    Benjamin Franklin

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