different between triplicate vs triplication

English

Etymology

Early 15th century. From Latin triplicatus, form of triplic?re (“to triple”), from tri- (“three”) + plic?re (“to fold”).

Surface form tri- (“three”) +? plicate (“fold”), analogous with duplicate.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /?t??p.l?.k?t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /?t??p.l?.ke?t/

Adjective

triplicate (not comparable)

1. Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:threefold

Noun

triplicate (countable and uncountable, plural triplicates)

1. (uncountable) The making of three identical copies of something.
2. (countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Verb

triplicate (third-person singular simple present triplicates, present participle triplicating, simple past and past participle triplicated)

1. (transitive) To make three identical copies of something.
2. (transitive) To triple.

Coordinate terms

• sesquiplicate – one and a half times
• duplicate – two times

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References

Italian

Verb

triplicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of triplicare
2. second-person plural imperative of triplicare
3. feminine plural of triplicato

Latin

Verb

triplic?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of triplic?

English

Etymology

triplicate +? -ion

Noun

triplication (countable and uncountable, plural triplications)

1. The action or result of triplicating.

Derived terms

• triplicative

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