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triple

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪp.əl/

The English word “triple” has 19 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Made up of three related elements, often matching
  2. Of three times the quantity; treble.
  3. Designed for three users.
  4. Folded in three; composed of three layers.
  5. Having three aspects.
  6. Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
  7. One of three; third.

noun

  1. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. A drink with three portions of alcohol.
  3. Three runs.
  4. A hamburger with three patties.
  5. A three-base hit.
  6. A three-point field goal.
  7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  8. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

verb

  1. To multiply by three.
  2. To get a three-base hit.
  3. To become three times as large.
  4. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.

Etymology

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

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