triple

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
  2. noun a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  3. noun a quantity that is three times as great as another

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.

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Synonyms

three-base hit, three-bagger

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