Where does the expression "triple-A" come from?
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
word choice
Do Double/triple use "than" or "of" after them? eg: the monthly-averaged discharges flowing through that river are as nearly as triple than/of those flowing in the
What comes after quadruple? [duplicate]
I know: Single Double Triple Quadruple But what comes next? Up to 10 would be fine.
etymology
Plenty of English words have a non-doubled consonant letter after a short vowel. The only time when you can expect consonant doubling to systematically apply after a short
meaning
According to the Cambridge Corpus of American English, Americans strongly prefer triple as an adjective, noun and verb. British and Australian writers, on the other hand, seem to
Using ''twice'' vs. ''double'' vs. ''two times'' and ''triple'' vs. ''three
My car has ''twice/double/two times'' (''triple/three times'') the cylinders of Y. (discrete) I clicked twice vs. double-click (discrete, strangely the latter always means in quick succession)
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,
Are there examples of triple entendres in English?
There are many triple entendres in HipHop, although not respected by most writers and english enthusiasts, HipHop has produce some of the most wittiest lines I''ve personally
Is there another word for five times, such as triple, quadruple?
I forget what the word for 5 times is. I know it is single, double, triple, quadruple but forgot what the one for 5 is.
word choice
''Triple'' can be used as an adjective: triple crown in horse racing, triple score in a video game, a triple scoop for an ice cream cone. As a noun or adjective, triple is probably the