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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Triplicat, v. [17th c. Eng. triplicate (1623), L. triplicat-, ppl. stem of triplicare.] tr. To multiply by three, be three times bigger than. — c1550-c1580 Art of Music 1b.
The larg is ane figur of quhilk the leynth dois the bodie triplicat, havand ane virgill in the rycht part up or doun
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