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🔁 Repeating three times 📄 Making three copies 3️⃣ Making threefold
triplication

triplication

7.4
Making three copies of something so there are three identical items
  • noun
  • /ˌtrɪp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
translation icon : triplicación
  • The triplication of the document ensured that each department received a copy.

Examples

  • Genetic disorders can sometimes result from the triplication of certain genes.

  • The engineer recommended the triplication of safety systems for extra reliability.

  • The triplication of the document was necessary for the meeting.

  • We need to complete the triplication by tomorrow.

  • The triplication of the report ensured that all stakeholders received identical copies.

  • To finalize the project, we must complete the triplication of all necessary documents.

  • The triplication of the software code helped to prevent any potential errors.

Synonyms

duplication
vstriplication
17 3.5

The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied

involves making three identical parts rather than producing one copy
replication
vstriplication
6 4.0

A copy of something made to look exactly like the original

specifies making three identical parts instead of a single exact copy
tripling
vstriplication
2 3.9

An increase that makes an amount three times larger

refers to making three separate identical items rather than scaling quantity

How Many

triplication
7.4
copy
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

triplication singular
triplications plural

Morphology

triplication = triplicate (transparent) = tri + plic + ation

The sense 'making three copies' matches the verb 'triplicate' plus the nominalizing '-ation', so the formation and meaning are straightforward.

Etymology

Triplication comes from the parts tri- 'three' and plicare 'to fold', the same root behind common words like triple and duplicate. It describes making three copies or having three identical parts, so triplication is giving or having three matching versions of something.