adj.
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ˈdjuːplɪkət/
- exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.
- having two corresponding parts.
n.
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ˈdjuːplɪkət/
one of two or more identical things.
v.
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ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/
make or be an exact copy of.
▸multiply by two.
▸do again unnecessarily.
Derivative
- duplicable adj.
- duplication n.
Etymology
ME: from L. duplicat-, duplicare ‘double’, from duplic- (see duplex).