treble1
• adjective 1 consisting of three parts. 2 multiplied or occurring three times. • predeterminer three times as much or as many. • noun 1 Brit. three sporting victories or championships in the same season, event, etc. 2 Darts a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two large inner circles of a dartboard, scoring treble. • pronoun an amount which is three times as large as usual. • verb make or become treble. — ORIGIN from Latin triplus ‘triple’.
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