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Meaning of triple

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  triple
      adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary
             operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding
             made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three
             beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: {ternary},
             {treble}, {triple}, {triplex}]
      2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple)
         damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble}, {threefold},
         {three-fold}, {triple}]
      n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
           [syn: {triple}, {three-base hit}, {three-bagger}]
      2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn:
         {trio}, {triad}, {triplet}, {triple}]
      3: a quantity that is three times as great as another
      v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: {triple},
           {treble}]
      2: hit a three-base hit

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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