triple
adjective/ˈtrɪpl/
/ˈtrɪpl/
- [only before noun] having three parts or involving three people or groups
- a triple heart bypass operation
- a triple alliance
- They're showing a triple bill of horror movies (= three horror movies one after the other).
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- [not before noun] three times as much or as many as something
- The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
- Its population is about triple that of Venice.
Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective and adverb): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.
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