triplicate

English

Etymology

Early 15th century. From Latin triplicatus, form of triplicāre (to triple), from tri- (three) + plicāre (to fold).[1]

Surface form tri- (three) + plicate (fold), analogous with duplicate.

Pronunciation

  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.keɪt/

Adjective

triplicate (not comparable)

  1. Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

Synonyms

Noun

triplicate (plural triplicates)

  1. Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.

Translations

Verb

triplicate (third-person singular simple present triplicates, present participle triplicating, simple past and past participle triplicated)

  1. (transitive) To make three identical copies of something.
  2. (transitive) To triple.

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Translations

References

  1. triplicate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Italian

Verb

triplicate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of triplicare
  2. second-person plural imperative of triplicare
  3. feminine plural of triplicato

Latin

Verb

trīplicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of trīplicō
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