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trip•li•cate
Pronunciation: (
—n., adj.trip'li-kit, -kāt";
—v.trip'li-kāt"), [key]
—n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
—adj.
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n.
1. one of three identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material.
2. 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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v.t.
1. to make threefold; triple.
2. to make in triplicate:
to triplicate a report before releasing it.
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adj.
produced in or consisting of three copies or parts; threefold; triple:
triplicate contracts. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.