triplicate: Meaning and Definition of

trip•li•cate

Pronunciation: (n., adj.trip'li-kit, -kāt"v.trip'li-kāt"), [key]
— n., v., adj. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
—n.
  1. one of three identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material.
  2. This letter should be done in triplicate.
    1. in three identical copies:This letter should be done in triplicate.
    2. threefold:That goes for me, too, in triplicate.
—v.t.
  1. to make threefold; triple.
  2. to make in triplicate: to triplicate a report before releasing it.
—adj.
  1. produced in or consisting of three copies or parts; threefold; triple: triplicate contracts.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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