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triple-spacing

triple-spacing

5.3
Leaving two blank lines between each line of text
  • noun
translation icon : interlineado triple
  • To comply with the professor's request, every essay must use triple-spacing throughout the document.

Examples

  • The triple-spacing makes the document easier to read.

  • Older style manuals sometimes required triple-spacing instead of double-spacing for clarity.

  • He adjusted the formatting to triple-spacing to make space for handwritten comments.

  • Please use triple-spacing for your essay.

  • To comply with the professor's request, every essay must use triple-spacing throughout the document.

  • Older style manuals sometimes required triple-spacing instead of double-spacing for clarity.

  • He adjusted the formatting to triple-spacing to make space for handwritten comments.

How Spaced

triple-spacing
5.3

Surface Forms

triple-spacing singular
triple-spacings plural

Morphology

triple-spacing = triple + spacing (transparent) = triple + space + ing

The word is a straightforward combination of 'triple' and 'spacing', meaning three times the usual line spacing.

Etymology

Triple-spacing comes from triple ('three') and spacing ('space between lines'). So it means using 'three times the normal space between lines', which in practice usually looks like two empty lines between each line of text to leave room for notes.