triplicate

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  1. noun One of a set of three identical objects or copies.
  2. transitive verb To make threefold; triple.
  3. transitive verb To make three identical copies of.

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  • Shelly dashed inside, flashed her badge, signed two forms in triplicate, then dumped seven thousand dollars in cash into a brand-new Wal-Mart duffel bag. —  Gone by Lisa Gardner
  • “Everything in triplicate, with the i's to be dotted, t's to be crossed You're full of cobbles, Gyp,” I said. —  AHMM,June2007
  • Extracts were analyzed in triplicate, and each experiment was performed for at least three times. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Each sample was run in triplicate, and cycle threshold (c (t)) values were obtained with Opticon Monitor 2.01 software. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • All assay points were determined in triplicate, and all experiments were repeated three times. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. From Middle English, triple, from Latin triplicātus, past participle of triplicāre, to triple, from triplex, triplic-, threefold; see triplex.

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  1. from Latin triplicatus, past participle of triplicare, make threefold, treble, from triplex, threefold: see triplex.
  2. from triplicate, adjective
 

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/ˈtrɪplɪkeɪt/
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