treblenessn.
rare.† 1. Treble quality (of sounds); high pitch.
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trebleness1626
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §183 The Just and Measured Proportion of the Aire Percussed, towards the Basenesse or Treblenesse of Tones, is one of the greatest Secrets in the Contemplation of Sounds.
2. The quality of being threefold.
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trinity?c1425
triplicity1555
triunion1650
ternariness1662
triunity1816
threeness1829
triadism1846
threesomeness1853
threefoldness1857
trinality1864
triality1872
triplenessc1881
trebleness1888
threefoldedness1905
1888 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VII.
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