triple C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈtrɪpəl/ UK /ˈtrɪpəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj consisting of three parts or three times as great The company saw a triple increase in orders over the holidays. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · consisting of three parts... treblethreefoldtriplicatetriadic ↔ Opposites singleone-third Word family Derived forms triplingtriplytriplet Related forms triplicatetriotriad Etymology AI details From Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus ('threefold'), from tri- ('three') + -plus ('-fold'). triplus Latin tri Latin plus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # triple **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtrɪpəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtrɪpəl/ ## Meanings 1. consisting of three parts or three times as great ## Examples - The company saw a triple increase in orders over the holidays. ## Synonyms - treble - threefold - triplicate - triadic ## Antonyms - single - one-third ## Derived Forms - tripling - triply - triplet ## Related Forms - triplicate - trio - triad ## Roots and Affixes - Root: triplus - Root: tri - Root: plus ## Etymology From Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus ('threefold'), from tri- ('three') + -plus ('-fold'). ## AI Etymology Triple is from Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus ('threefold'), from tri- ('three') + -plus ('-fold'). Important recorded forms include triplus (Latin), tri (Latin), and plus (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers consisting of three parts or three times as great. The wider family includes derived forms such as tripling, triply, and triplet and related words such as triplicate, trio, and triad. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown