triplicate
1 of 3noun
trip·li·cate ˈtri-pli-kət 
: three copies all alike —used with in
typed in triplicate
triplicate
2 of 3adjective
trip·li·cate ˈtri-pli-kət
: consisting of or existing in three corresponding or identical parts or examples
triplicate invoices
triplicate
3 of 3verb
trip·li·cate ˈtri-plə-ˌkāt
triplicated; triplicating
transitive verb
1
: to make triple or threefold
2
: to prepare in triplicate
triplicate the forms
triplication
ˌtri-plə-ˈkā-shən
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
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 The support, in fact, comes in triplicate, as illustrated by the results of NBA.com’s annual survey that was released Friday. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 Juniper has contracted with CVS, which is requiring that every resident and staff member fill out consent forms in triplicate before being inoculated. Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Dec. 2020 The paper’s authors estimate that if all states had required triplicates there would be 36% fewer drug overdose deaths and 44% fewer opioid deaths. Allison Schrager, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2019 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 oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020 See More
Noun
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 The support, in fact, comes in triplicate, as illustrated by the results of NBA.com’s annual survey that was released Friday. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 Juniper has contracted with CVS, which is requiring that every resident and staff member fill out consent forms in triplicate before being inoculated. Judith Graham, CNN, 17 Dec. 2020 The paper’s authors estimate that if all states had required triplicates there would be 36% fewer drug overdose deaths and 44% fewer opioid deaths. Allison Schrager, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2019 Adjective
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
That’s why our holiday wish list includes a microwave splatter guard, preferably in duplicate or triplicate. oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020 See More 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
Phrases Containing triplicate
triplicates
noun
as in trios
Synonyms & Similar Words
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