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triplicate

trip·li·cate [ trípplikət ]

noun (plural trip·li·cates)

Definition:

something with 3 identical parts: something that has three identical parts to it or that exists in three identical copies

in triplicate

adjective

Definition:

threefold: triple or tripled

verb (past and past participle trip·li·cat·ed, present participle trip·li·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular trip·li·cates)

Definition:

1. transitive verb make 3 copies of something: to make three identical copies of something

2. transitive and intransitive verb multiply something by 3: to multiply by three, or cause something to be multiplied by three

[15th century. < Latin triplicat-, past participle of triplicare "triple" < triplex "threefold"]

trip·li·ca·tion [ trìppli káysh'n ] noun

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