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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 triplicate,
    1. in three identical copies: This letter should be done in triplicate.
    2. threefold: That goes for me, too, in triplicate.

Origin of triplicate

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) <Latin triplicātus (past participle of triplicāre to triple), equivalent to triplic- (stem of triplex) triplex + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM triplicate

trip·li·ca·tion, nounsub·trip·li·cate, adjectivesub·trip·li·cat·ed, adjectivesub·trip·li·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby triplicate

triple-tongue, triple vision, triple voile, triple witching hour, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, trip line, triplite, triploblastic, triploid
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Words related to triplicate

threesome, triumvirate, trilogy, troika, triad, leash, triple, trinity, trine, triplet, triangle, triptych, trey, ternion, trio, triplicity, third, trichotomy, trivium, ternary

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)
  1. a group of three things
  2. one of such a group
in triplicate written out three times

Derived forms of triplicate

triplication, noun

Word Origin for triplicate

C15: from Latin triplicāre to triple, from triplex
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