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  1. meaning - Is there a difference between "treble" and "triple ...

    Oct 4, 2011 · For example you'd talk about a 'triple sundae' (three different components) or 'triple therapy' (therapy comprising three different drugs), whereas you might say 'treble nine' for …

  2. word choice - Is "triple" the proper counterpart of pair when ...

    Aug 29, 2011 · Nobody posted this as an answer before you because triple is the logical increment of tuple; triplet is the logical increment of twin. In informatics, a key-value pair is …

  3. What comes after quadruple? [duplicate] - English Language

    Jun 12, 2015 · I know: Single Double Triple Quadruple But what comes next? Up to 10 would be fine.

  4. Is there a word analogous to "dual" for three or more options?

    Mar 5, 2017 · Re above suggestions: triple and three-fold have the connotation of identical instances or a multiplication of a single instance, which dual does not. (They also have the …

  5. Where does the expression "triple-A" come from?

    Sep 9, 2019 · The term "AAA" or "triple-A" is a term mainly used nowadays in the video game industry, according to Wikipedia, ... for video games produced and distributed by a mid-sized …

  6. punctuation - Rules for three sets of quotation marks - English ...

    What rules are there for when you have three sets of quotation marks? “I saw that Julia was really annoyed when Mike answered, “‘Blade Runner,’”” John said. (‘Blade Runner’ in singles. Mike …

  7. etymology - What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi-/di ...

    You are correct, they are from Latin and Greek, we have simply inherited terms from both. There is a good reference for Latin and Greek roots over at Wikipedia: Uni meaning one: un-, uni- …

  8. How can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want?

    The usual way is just to find the Latin root and add the suffix: quintuple, sextuple, septuple, nonuple, etc. For numbers beyond eight or nine, the -uple construction sounds rather strained, …

  9. Are there any words in the English Language that have three of …

    The answer is not really, because the usual rules of English spelling outlaw triple letters. We put hyphens in words that contain three of the same letters in a row, so as to break the letters up, …

  10. When and how should I use multiple exclamation marks?

    Now, I never do this, but in some few cases I have seen people use multiple exclamation (or question) marks like this: Hey!!! Is that orthographically correct? (Or just okay). In case it is, …