"quadreble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadrebles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadreble (plural quadrebles)
  1. (music) A voice in a musical composition (usually for male voices) above the treble; descant. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-quadreble-en-noun-7JrlqaSX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Verb

Forms: quadrebles [present, singular, third-person], quadrebling [participle, present], quadrebled [participle, past], quadrebled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} quadreble (third-person singular simple present quadrebles, present participle quadrebling, simple past and past participle quadrebled)
  1. (rare) To quadruple. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-quadreble-en-verb-kFY4uMFF

Inflected forms

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