triplicate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/
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/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/ · /ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.keɪt/

Definition of triplicate

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

noun

  1. (uncountable)The making of three identical copies of something.
    “The prime minister is a determined centralist in thrall to a tactless and obsessive aide, Cummings, whose skill seems limited to writing slogans in triplicate.”
  2. (countable)Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
    “Among the six bottles, three of them were pumped every 30 minutes and the three others every 60 minutes. This provided a triplicate of each condition (30 or 60 minutes idle time between pumping).”

verb

  1. (transitive)To make three identical copies of something.
    “Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose.”
  2. (transitive)To triple.

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Etymology

Early 15th century. From Latin triplicātus, perfect passive participle of triplicō (“to triple”) (see -ate), from tri- (“three”) + plicō (“to fold”). By surface analysis, tri- (“three”) + plicate, analogous with duplicate.

Words you can make from triplicate

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9-letter words

2 words

8-letter words

7 words

7-letter words

30 words

6-letter words

48 words

5-letter words

108 words

4-letter words

4 words

Hooks

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