triplicate
[ noun, adjective trip-li-kit, -keyt; verb trip-li-keyt ]
/ noun, adjective ˈtrɪp lɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; verb ˈtrɪp lɪˌkeɪt /
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 for 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
triplegia, triplet, tripletail, tripleton, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, triplite, triploblastic, triploid, triplopia
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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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