triple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Middle English, from Latin triplus.

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• Rhymes: -ɪpəl

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triple (not comparable)

1. Made up of three related elements, often matching

   The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.

2. Three times the quantity

   Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.

3. Designed for three users

   a triple room

4. Folded in three; composed of three layers
5. Having three aspects; very ambiguous.

   a triple meaning

6. (music) Of time, three times as very fast.

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• duple
• treble

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triple (plural triples)

1. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.

   I've had a hard day, make that a triple.

2. (US) A hamburger with three patties.

   I'd like a triple with cheese.

3. (baseball) A three-base hit

   The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.

4. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
5. (mathematics) A sequence of three elements; 3-tuple.

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to triple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled)

1. To multiply by three

   The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.

2. (baseball) To get a three-base hit

   The batter tripled into the gap.

3. To become three times as large

   Our earnings have tripled in the last year.

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• treble
• triple jump
• triple sec

Coef	Noun	Result
1	single
2	double	doublet
3	triple	triplet
4	quadruple	quadruplet
5	quintuple	quintuplet
6	sextuple	sextuplet

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilprt
• let rip

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin triplus.

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triple m. (plural triples)

1. triple

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triple f.

1. Feminine plural form of triplo

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[edit] Adjective

triple m. and f. (plural triples)

1. triple