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trip·li·cate
[n., adj. trip-li-kit, -keyt; v. trip-li-keyt] noun, verb, trip·li·cat·ed, trip·li·cat·ing, adjective noun
1.
one of three identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make threefold; triple.
3.
to make in triplicate: to triplicate a report before releasing it.
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Triplication
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
adjective
Idiom4.
produced in or consisting of three copies or parts; threefold; triple: triplicate contracts.
5.
in triplicate,
a.
in three identical copies: This letter should be done in triplicate.
b.
threefold: That goes for me, too, in triplicate.
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| triplicate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | triple |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to multiply or be multiplied by three |
| —n | |
| 3. | a. a group of three things |
| b. one of such a group | |
| 4. | in triplicate written out three times |
| [C15: from Latin triplicāre to triple, from | |
| tripli'cation | |
| —n | |
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