triple
/tˈɹɪpəl/TRIH-puhl
/tˈɹɪpəl/TRIH-puhl
Meaningthreefold
Common meaning: threefold
- trithreeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1896 · scan
- ple-fold (Latin -plus)
Journey through time
- Latintrēs, tria‘three’
- Frenchtriple
- Englishtriple‘threefold’ · today
tri also in: trinity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin trēs ‘three’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry trēs, p. 1896 · dictionary scan
Roots
- trēs, tria Latin “three”
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