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triplicating

triplicating is the present participle and gerund 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 triplicating

What is triplicating the present participle and gerund of?
Triplicating is the present participle and gerund of triplicate.

Words near triplicating in the dictionary

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

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