
word choice - What should I use between "triple" vs. "all"? - English ...
May 11, 2011 · a triple murder a triple heart bypass When used as a verb, it means: To cause (something) to become three times as great or as many To become three times as great or as many …
pronunciation - Looking for a minimal triple with /ɑ, ɒ, ɔ/ - English ...
13 I am looking for a minimal triple for a particular set of phonemes. By minimal triple, I mean three actual English words that differ in one and only one phoneme between them. Examples therefore …
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Is there a specific term used to describe the relationship between the words: One and single, Two and double, Three and triple, Etc. I don't quite think that the term synonym fits here, and was won...
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Meaning of "triple up" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I understand the meaning of "triple", but what does "triple up" mean? What is the meaning of "up"? Our campuses are increasing class sizes. Services may be diminished. Even in residence halls, ...
punctuation - How do I hypenate a triple modifier? - English Language ...
Oct 31, 2014 · How would I hypenate the phrase 'high poverty public school?' My first guess was 'high-poverty public school', but I'm not really sure.
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Aug 31, 2012 · quarter, third, half, single or one, double, triple, quadruple . . . Note that each word has a cardinal as part of its etymology: quarter evolved from the Latin quattuor ("four"), double from Latin …
syntactic analysis - How can I prove a word is a noun? - English ...
Feb 18, 2015 · So, if "five o'clock" is a noun then the triple test can't be trusted. Hence, there is no simple test for a noun, and probably for other grammatical terms, as the replies here to the original …
vocabulary - Is there a word like cardinal or ordinal but for the ...
Apr 6, 2013 · The words one, two, three, and so on are the cardinal numbers. Similarly, first, second, third, and so on are the ordinal numbers. Is there a similar term for the words single, double, triple...
single word requests - Halved, quartered...what's next? - English ...
Oct 20, 2023 · Furnivall in 10th Rep. Committee E.E.T.S. 16 See also Double is to triple as halve is to ...? To find trisect (v.) outside the field of geometry is uncommon: To divide into three usually equal …