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triple

US/ˈtɹɪp.əl/ fairly common informal us
verb (2) noun (2) adjective (2)

verb

1.

increase threefold

  • “Triple your income!”
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2.

hit a three-base hit

noun

1.

a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

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2.

a quantity that is three times as great as another

adjective

1.

having three units or components or elements

  • “a ternary operation”
  • “a treble row of red beads”
  • “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”
  • “triple time has three beats per measure”
  • “triplex windows”
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2.

three times as great or many

  • “a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
  • “a threefold increase”
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Origin

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.

Phrases

  • one of eight
  • one of five
  • one of four
  • one of seven
  • one of six
  • one of three
  • one of two
  • only one
  • Pythagorean triple
  • scalar triple product
  • triple A
  • triple A syndrome

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