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triple-E

/ˈtrɪpəl.iː/

triple-E is the alternative form of EEE.

triple-E is the abbreviation of elected.

Meaning of elected

Noun

elected (plural electeds)

  1. One who is elected.
    • “From the council people to the borough presidents to the citywide electeds, it would have an impact.2008 June 5, Diane Cardwell, “A Public Job Still Appeals to Bloomberg”, in New York Times

Forms of triple-E

comparativemore triple-E
superlativemost triple-E
alternative formtriple E

Origin of triple-E

From having three "E"'s in the initialism.

Questions about triple-E

What is triple-E the alternative form of?
Triple-E is the alternative form of EEE.
How do you pronounce triple-E?
Triple-E is pronounced /ˈtrɪpəl.iː/.

Words near triple-E in the dictionary

  1. triple-clicking
  2. triple-clicks
  3. triple-decker
  4. triple-deckers
  5. triple-double
  6. triple-E
  7. triple-entendre
  8. triple-entendres
  9. triple-full
  10. triple-fulls
  11. triple-hat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: triple-E (page history and authors); elected (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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