triplicate

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noun

trip·​li·​cate ˈtri-pli-kət How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
: three copies all alike
used with in
typed in triplicate

triplicate

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adjective

trip·​li·​cate ˈtri-pli-kət How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
: consisting of or existing in three corresponding or identical parts or examples
triplicate invoices

triplicate

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verb

trip·​li·​cate ˈtri-plə-ˌkāt How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
triplicated; triplicating

transitive verb

1
: to make triple or threefold
2
: to prepare in triplicate
triplicate the forms
triplication noun

Examples of triplicate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There's a powerful character line running along the car's flanks, and the iconic Hofmeister kink is present in the rear quarter windows—in triplicate—echoed in the door shape, chrome trim, and in the reinforcement visible in the window. Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2022 But tripping up in triplicate spoiled a shot at an even more spectacular season. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2022 Reports would be written in triplicate so each member would get a copy. Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022 Protests poured in from places such as the jet propulsion lab—protests in triplicate. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 It’s a coming-of-age story in triplicate, where dreams don’t quite pan out in messy reality—including the glamorous vision of the U.S. that draws the family there in the first place. Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 Coen shows her to us, and to Macbeth, in a triplicate mirage. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 Dec. 2021 Over the past 27 months, that has proven the case at least in triplicate with the Heat president. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2021 Although tax credit is a dirty word in policy making—signaling a love for filing forms in triplicate and unnecessary complexity—these programs have been simplified by lawmakers to directly pay out cash to consumers and businesses. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2021
Adjective
These triplicate images will also take on distinguishing characteristics that point to their origins. Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023 Purdue continued to pursue these doctors in non-triplicate states even after triplicate states dropped the requirement. Allison Schrager, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2019 One of several characters sporting capes with a triplicate diamond pattern appears to issue a signal, after which others join it, dashing to the edge of the area before leaping off and swooping down into the swirling cloud bank. Matt Peckham, Time, 12 Sep. 2017 The twentieth-century corrective—a corporate workplace of rules, hierarchies, collective bargaining, triplicate forms—brought its own unfairnesses. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017
Verb
In this mouse model, a large region of its genome that is equivalent to a large portion of human chromosome 21 is triplicated to reproduce many features of Down syndrome. Joaquin Espinosa, The Conversation, 5 June 2023 That’s why our holiday wish list includes a microwave splatter guard, preferably in duplicate or triplicate. oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin triplicatus, past participle of triplicare to triple, from triplic-, triplex threefold

First Known Use

Noun

1797, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of triplicate was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Triplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triplicate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

triplicate

1 of 3 adjective
trip·​li·​cate ˈtrip-li-kət How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
: made in three identical copies

triplicate

2 of 3 verb
trip·​li·​cate ˈtrip-lə-ˌkāt How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
triplicated; triplicating
: to make triple or prepare in triplicate

triplicate

3 of 3 noun
trip·​li·​cate ˈtrip-li-kət How to pronounce triplicate (audio)
: three copies all alike
used with in
typed in triplicate

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