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triple

tri·ple
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trip-uh l]
    • /ˈtrɪp əl/
    • /ˈtrɪp.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trip-uh l]
    • /ˈtrɪp əl/

Definitions of triple word

  • adjective triple threefold; consisting of three parts: a triple knot. 1
  • adjective triple of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship. 1
  • adjective triple three times as great. 1
  • adjective triple International Law. tripartite. 1
  • noun triple an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another. 1
  • noun triple a group, set, or series of three; something threefold; triad. 1
See all 37 definitions of triple

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Origin of triple

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (noun and v.) < Latin triplus (adj.), equivalent to tri- tri- + (du)plus duple

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Parts of speech for Triple

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Triple

triple popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

triple usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for triple

verb triple

  • increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • mark up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
All 2 Synonyms of triple

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Related words

  • treble

    threefold; triple.

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    William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.

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    the volume of the parallelepiped defined by three given vectors, u, v, and w, usually represented as u·v 1 (v×w), [ uvw ], or (uvw), where × denotes a cross product and · denotes an inner product.

  • triple cream

    a fresh, soft cheese of France, containing at least 72 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.

  • triple entente

    an informal understanding among Great Britain, France, and Russia based on a Franco-Russian military alliance (1894), an Anglo-French entente (1904), and an Anglo-Russian entente (1907). It was considered a counterbalance to the Triple Alliance but was terminated when the Bolsheviks came into control in Russia in 1917.

  • triple measure

    time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
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