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duplicate

/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ adjective

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Latin root: duplex Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about duplicate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
    This is a duplicate entry.
  2. In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
    duplicate whist

verb

  1. To make a copy of.
    If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
  2. To do repeatedly; to do again.
    You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
  3. To produce something equal to.
    He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

noun

  1. One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
    This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
  2. An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
  3. A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicate Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

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Related Words: duplicationreplicateparallelmatchingsamereduplicatedoublerepeatextramatchedtwinnedtwin

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