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)
- Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:threefold
Noun
triplicate (plural triplicates)
- Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
Translations
each of a set of three identical objects
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Verb
triplicate (third-person singular simple present triplicates, present participle triplicating, simple past and past participle triplicated)
- (transitive) To make three identical copies of something.
- (transitive) To triple.
Coordinate terms
- sesquiplicate – one and a half times
- duplicate – two times
Translations
to make three copies
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to triple
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References
- “triplicate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Italian
Verb
triplicate
- second-person plural present indicative of triplicare
- second-person plural imperative of triplicare
- feminine plural of triplicato
Latin
Verb
trīplicāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of trīplicō