trippel-dobbel

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Magic Johnson has the most NBA career postseason triple-doubles with 30.

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Etymology

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Calque of English triple double, an international basketball term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɪpːəl.dɔbːəl/
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  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: trip‧pel‧dob‧bel
  • Homophone: TD

Noun

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trippel-dobbel m (definite singular trippel-dobbelen, indefinite plural trippel-dobbeler, definite plural trippel-dobbelene)

  1. (sports, basketball) triple double (the achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game)
    Trippel-dobbeler er vanligere enn firdobbel-dobbeler, men ikke fullt så lette å oppnå som dobbel-dobbeler.
    Triple doubles are more common than quadruple-double, but not quite as easy to achieve as double-doubles.

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