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triplicate
[ noun, adjective trip-li-kit, -keyt; verb trip-li-keyt ]
/ noun, adjective ˈtrɪp lɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; verb ˈtrɪp lɪˌkeɪt /
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noun
one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
verb (used with object), trip·li·cat·ed, trip·li·cat·ing.
to make threefold; triple.
to make in triplicate: to triplicate a report before releasing it.
adjective
produced in or consisting of three copies or parts; threefold; triple: triplicate contracts.
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Idioms about triplicate
- in three identical copies: This letter should be done in triplicate.
- threefold: That goes for me, too, in triplicate.
in triplicate,
Origin of triplicate
OTHER WORDS FROM triplicate
trip·li·ca·tion, nounsub·trip·li·cate, adjectivesub·trip·li·cat·ed, adjectivesub·trip·li·ca·tion, nounWords nearby triplicate
tripleton, triple-tongue, triple voile, triple witching hour, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, trip line, triplite, triploblastic, triploid
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How to use triplicate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for triplicate
triplicate
adjective (ˈtrɪplɪkɪt)
triple
verb (ˈtrɪplɪˌkeɪt)
to multiply or be multiplied by three
noun (ˈtrɪplɪkɪt)
- a group of three things
- one of such a group
in triplicate written out three times
Derived forms of triplicate
triplication, nounWord Origin for triplicate
C15: from Latin triplicāre to triple, from triplex
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