triplicate
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to make threefold; triple.
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to make in triplicate.
to triplicate a report before releasing it.
adjective
idioms
adjective
verb
noun
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a group of three things
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one of such a group
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written out three times
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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 -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Death by a thousand forms filed in triplicate.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Opposing the Saja Boys is the movie’s equivalent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but in triplicate.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
The numbers are protracted by Stroman’s strenuously energetic choreography, which seems to give every dance sequence the hard sell in triplicate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Perform the experiment in at least triplicate for each fruit.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Every month, he filled out coffee requisition forms in triplicate.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Safely arrayed at three of the Earth–Moon Lagrange points, this triplicated consciousness tracked every component, body and course as the programme escalated.
From Nature ● Nov. 5, 2019
Among the Otaheitans and various tribes of Indians, the belief prevails that all created things have proceeded from a triplicated deity who was saved from the ravages of a flood in an ark or ship.
From The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion by Gamble, Eliza Burt
"On entering the states of Frederick, I felt redoubled and triplicated my hate for that infamous military trade, most infamous and sole base of arbitrary power."
From Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions by Howells, William Dean
It might thus easily have been believed that the representation of a god's head had a still more powerful protective influence, especially when it was triplicated, thus looking in all directions, like Janus.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
In a soft boudoir of French grays, French doors, cerulean blues, and a litter of every extravagant requisite of the toilet, Lilly faced herself in a cunningly triplicated mirror.
From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie
I have discovered the art of duplicating, triplicating, polyplicating memories.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
"Otherwise, my dear, we are in danger of duplicating and triplicating and quadruplicating, not at all to the satisfaction of the bride."
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
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