Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a treble manner; in a threefold number or quantity; triply: as, a good deed trebly recompensed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a treble manner; with a threefold number or quantity; triply.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
treble , or high-pitched, qualities. - adverb Three times,
thrice (archaic) - adverb To three times the extent or degree;
triply .
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Examples
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As his name trebly asserts, Marco is also a born traveler, someone who has to find his place in the world rather than inherit it.
Sad Young Men Edwards, Thomas R. 1989
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My G&L suddenly sounded like a ES335, with all the bass turned up, and no treble at all, even after I used my 'trebly' RP6 unit.
fengh Diary Entry fengh 2001
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In 1971, Mays referred to expanding an endowment as the "eternal labor for all colleges and for colleges serving Negroes it is trebly hard."
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. And The Educational Parity Revolution John Silvanus Wilson Jr. 2012
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The primitive recording is trebly and sharp to the ears, but the vigor of the performance is what you really hear.
Sounds of the South, Via Brooklyn Steve Dollar 2011
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In 1971, Mays referred to expanding an endowment as the "eternal labor for all colleges and for colleges serving Negroes it is trebly hard."
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. And The Educational Parity Revolution John Silvanus Wilson Jr. 2012
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In 1971, Mays referred to expanding an endowment as the "eternal labor for all colleges and for colleges serving Negroes it is trebly hard."
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. And The Educational Parity Revolution John Silvanus Wilson Jr. 2012
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He played a Fender Mustang guitar, which is real trebly.
Sounds of the South, Via Brooklyn Steve Dollar 2011
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In 1971, Mays referred to expanding an endowment as the "eternal labor for all colleges and for colleges serving Negroes it is trebly hard."
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. And The Educational Parity Revolution John Silvanus Wilson Jr. 2012
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The vibrant colours from Mexico, the trebly resonance of the commentary beamed for the first time via satellite and Brazil's stylishly sadistic attacking football whose scintillating use of speed, grace and space exhausted then annihilated most of their opponents and gave it a lustre.
Cricket World Cup needs classic moments – not Bryan Adams – to be a hit | Rob Bagchi 2011
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In 1971, Mays referred to expanding an endowment as the "eternal labor for all colleges and for colleges serving Negroes it is trebly hard."
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.: Martin Luther King Jr. And The Educational Parity Revolution John Silvanus Wilson Jr. 2012
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