triple vs triumvirate

triple

noun
  • Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc.. 

  • A hamburger with three patties. 

  • A three-base hit. 

  • A three-point field goal. 

  • A drink with three portions of alcohol. 

  • A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play. 

  • A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple. 

verb
  • To get a three-base hit. 

  • To become three times as large. 

  • To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions. 

  • To multiply by three. 

adj
  • Having three aspects. 

  • Of three times the quantity. 

  • Designed for three users. 

  • Made up of three related elements, often matching 

  • Folded in three; composed of three layers. 

  • Of time, three times as fast as very fast. 

triumvirate

noun
  • An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history. 

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