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.

Idioms for 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, noun sub·trip·li·cate, adjective sub·trip·li·cat·ed, adjective sub·trip·li·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby triplicate

triplegia, triplet, tripletail, tripleton, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, triplite, triploblastic, triploid, triplopia

Words related to triplicate

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

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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