triplicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
  2. verb reproduce threefold
    • triplicate the letter for the committee

WordNet

Trip"li*cate adjective
Etymology
L. triplicatus, p. p. of triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see Tri-) + plicare to fold. See Ply, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
Trip"li*cate noun
Definitions
  1. A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.

Webster 1913