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triplicates

triplicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of triplicate.

triplicates is the plural of triplicate.

Meaning of triplicate

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.
    • Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  2. (transitive) To triple.

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Questions about triplicates

What is triplicates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Triplicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of triplicate.

Words near triplicates in the dictionary

  1. triplexities
  2. triplexity
  3. triplicate
  4. triplicated
  5. triplicately
  6. triplicates
  7. triplicating
  8. triplication
  9. triplications
  10. triplicative
  11. Triplice

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