triple
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2.6
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪpəl/
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triple
- So babies experienced waltzes that represent that triple rhythm, that triple meter.
- double or triple
- triple-digit
- triple threat
And now you can do a triple arrow, of course.
- And now you can do a triple arrow, of course.
- No Thunderbolt free pass through with triple OLED displays?
- That's a double shift, that's a triple shift, that's a zero shift.
- So you can fulfil that requirement to get the triple rewards for that month.
- There was board members that were triple my age.
Examples
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My eyebrows were black and triple the size, maybe four times.
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Two Triple Letters, ten points.
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And now you can do a triple arrow, of course.
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The usual shape but with double, triple, or even four times the usual height?
Fiction book (1995) -
Dee Dee called it a triple play, all those things to celebrate at the same time.
Fiction book (1992) -
Your triple burners convert all particles to energy.
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Many specialists, however, already use them as a part of triple therapy or, indeed, monotherapy.
Academic text (2012) -
It's a liquid exfoliate and it's a triple acid resurfacing treatment.
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Independent exhibitors increasingly adopted dual and even triple bills to draw in audiences during the Depression.
Academic text (2017) -
The recipe calls for a triple portion of the main ingredient to serve more guests.
Synonyms
449
1.0
To multiply a number or amount by three
2
3.9
Three times as many or as much
Three times the normal amount or size
Having three parts
Having three parts
Something that has three parts or values
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
13
5.7
A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year
- Jargon
2
6.7
In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season
- Jargon
1
6.1
A baseball or softball play when the defending team gets three players out in one action
- Literature
A phrase that has three different meanings used to make a joke or point
- NSFW
A border area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet that is known for smuggling and other crime
- Jargon
A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
triple = three (transparent) = tri + ple
The adjective denotes 'consisting of three parts' or 'three times', which learners can directly derive from the numeral 'three'.
Etymology
Triple comes from old parts tri- meaning 'three' and -ple meaning 'times'. As an adjective, triple describes something made of three parts or three times as much.