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IP
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noun
(= information science)
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
triple
Adjective
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If something is triple, it is 200% bigger than something else.
The new computer was triple the cost of the old one.
We usually see about 30 people a day, but yesterday it was triple.
triple
Verb
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If you triple something, you multiply it by three.
Julia tripled her income by working hard and becoming the manager.
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If something triples, it grows by 200%.
Julia's income tripled when she became the manager.
play
Verb
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To do things for amusement.
Children like to play all day.
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If you play a musical instrument, you make music using it.
He plays guitar in a rock and roll band.
play
Noun
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Something a group of actors does, in a theatre, for people to watch.
The actors on the stage had clothes with bright colors.