triplicate

(trip′li kit; for v., -kāt′)

adjective

Origin: ME < L triplicatus, pp. of triplicare, to treble < triplex: see triplex

noun

any of three identical copies or things

to make three identical copies of

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See triplicate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of a set of three identical objects or copies.

transitive verb (-kātˌ) trip·li·cat·ed, trip·li·cat·ing, trip·li·cates

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English, triple

Origin: , from Latin triplicātus

Origin: , past participle of triplicāre, to triple

Origin: , from triplex, triplic-, threefold; see triplex

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