triplicate
one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
to make threefold; triple.
to make in triplicate: to triplicate a report before releasing it.
produced in or consisting of three copies or parts; threefold; triple: triplicate contracts.
Idioms about triplicate
in triplicate,
in three identical copies: This letter should be done in triplicate.
threefold: That goes for me, too, in triplicate.
Origin of triplicate
1Other 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
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How to use triplicate in a sentence
For instance, you might transmit in triplicate, dispersing the copies to make them likelier to get through.
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions - Issue 107: The Edge | George Musser | October 13, 2021 | NautilusThe contents of 3-D space are smeared over the 2-D system much as a bit of data might be stored in triplicate and dispersed.
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions - Issue 107: The Edge | George Musser | October 13, 2021 | NautilusEach item had been stamped and approved in efficient triplicate by his very own Bureau of Prisons.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens | Jeff Campagna | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis adultery is called triplicate, because it is threefold more grievous than the two former.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgDone at London in triplicate the 5th day of September, 1914.
I had the honor of the triplicate of your letter of the 22d of last October, on the 20th instant.
If the Manager prefers, triplicate copies of all Chorus contracts may be so filed instead.
The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned WayburnHis duplicate or triplicate origin was already visible in the cast of his features.
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa Guiccioli
British Dictionary definitions for triplicate
triple
to multiply or be multiplied by three
a group of three things
one of such a group
in triplicate written out three times
Origin of triplicate
1Derived forms of triplicate
- triplication, noun
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