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... treble threefold triplicate triadic

Opposites

singleone-third

Word family

Derived forms triplingtriplytriplet

Related forms triplicate trio triad

Simplified etymology

Triple entered English in the Middle Ages and ultimately derives from the same ancient root meaning “three” as triad.

Etymology

From Old French triple or directly from Latin triplus ('threefold'), from tri- ('three') + -plus ('-fold').

triplus Latin tri Latin plus Latin

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# 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

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