triplicate
pronunciation
How to pronounce triplicate in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪplɪkət]
How to pronounce triplicate in American English:
US ['trɪplɪkət]
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- Noun:
- one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
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- Verb:
- reproduce threefold
Word Origin
- triplicate (adj.)
- early 15c., "triple, threefold," from Latin triplicatus, past participle of triplicare "to triple," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.1)).
- triplicate (v.)
- "to multiply by three," 1620s, from Latin triplicatus (see triplicate (adj.)). Related: Triplicated; triplicating; triplication.
Example
- 1. Please fill in this exchange slip in triplicate .
- 2. Article 11 when applying for one-time surveying and mapping , the following materials shall be submitted in triplicate .
- 3. 4 Combined detaild packing list and weight list in triplicate , mentioning contents in details of each package , the packages to be numbered numerically in serial order .
- 4. Applications must be made out in triplicate .
- 5. Article 34 when an interested party involved in the industry injury investigation submits any document or evidential material to the mofcom , it shall submit the original chinese text in quintuplicate accompanied by the corresponding electronic text ( computer floppy disks or cds ) in triplicate .