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Definition of triplicate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

triplicate

noun
 
/ˈtrɪplɪkət/
 
/ˈtrɪplɪkət/
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin triplicat- ‘made three’, from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- ‘threefold’, from tri- ‘three’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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in triplicate
  1. done three times
    • Each sample was tested in triplicate.
  2. (of a document) copied twice, so that there are three copies in total
    • Fill out the forms in triplicate.
compare duplicate
See triplicate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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