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   du·pli·cate

   adjective

   • 1. exactly like something else, especially through having been copied: "a duplicate license is issued to replace a valid license which has been lost"
   • 2. having two corresponding or identical parts: technical "a duplicate application form"

   noun

   • 1. one of two or more identical things: "books may be disposed of if they are duplicates"
   • ▪ a copy of an original: "locksmiths can make duplicates of most keys"
   • 2. short for duplicate bridge
   • 3. a pawnbroker's ticket. archaic

   verb

   • 1. make or be an exact copy of: "they have not been able to duplicate his successes" Similar copyphotocopyphotostatxeroxmimeographmake a photocopy oftake a photocopy ofmake a carbon copy ofmake a carbon ofmake a facsimile ofreproducereplicatereprintrun offrepeatdo over againdo againredoperform againreplicate
   • ▪ make or supply copies of (a document): "information sheets had to be typed and duplicated"
   • ▪ multiply by two; double: "the normal amount of DNA has been duplicated thousands of times"
   • ▪ do (something) again unnecessarily: "most of these proposals duplicated work already done"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’ (see duplex).

   Derivatives

   • 1. duplicable adjective
   • 2. duplicative adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duplicateDuplicate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DUPLICATE is consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples. How to use duplicate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Duplicate.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUPLICATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   something that is an exact copy of something else:

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   noun. an exact copy; double. something additional or supplementary of the same kind. two exact copies (esp in the phrase in duplicate ) verb. tr to make a replica of. tr to do or make again. tr to make in a pair; make double. intr biology to reproduce by dividing into two identical parts.

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   The word duplicate is useful when you're talking about a copy of something, like a duplicate of your birth certificate that you keep in a file, or a duplicate driver's license that you apply for after losing the original one.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUPLICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUPLICATE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   DUPLICATE meaning: 1. to make an exact copy of something: 2. to do something that has already been done, in exactly…. Learn more.

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   Define duplicate. duplicate synonyms, duplicate pronunciation, duplicate translation, English dictionary definition of duplicate. adj. 1. Identically copied from an original. 2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double. 3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which...

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   to do or perform again; repeat: He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets. to double; make twofold.

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    duplicate meaning, definition, what is duplicate: to copy something exactly: Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishduplicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of duplicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.