verb
triplicate
TRIHP-lih-kuht
verb
1
To make three identical copies of something.
"The clerk triplicated the form for the file, the client, and head office."
noun
1
A set of three identical copies, or the act of making them — commonly used in the phrase "in triplicate."
"Please fill out the customs declaration in triplicate."
How to Use Triplicate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMade or copied three times over.
Common pairings
in triplicate
triplicate forms
Word Forms
triplicated past tense, triplicates plural, triplicates singular
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Etymology
From Latin triplicātus, "tripled," from tri- ("three") + plicō ("to fold") — the same pattern as "duplicate."