duplicate

duplicate
du|pli|cate1 [ˈdju:plıkeıt US ˈdu:-] v [T]
1.) to copy something exactly
▪ New copies of the form can be duplicated from a master copy.
▪ The video had been duplicated illegally.
2.) to repeat something in exactly the same way
▪ We don't want staff to duplicate each other's work.
>duplication [ˌdju:plıˈkeıʃən US ˌdu:-] n [U]
duplicate 2
du|pli|cate2 [ˈdju:plıkıt US ˈdu:-] adj [only before noun]
exactly the same as something, or made as an exact copy of something
▪ A duplicate copy should be made for the county record office.
▪ a duplicate key
duplicate 3
duplicate3 n
[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: duplicatus, past participle of duplicare 'to double', from duplex; DUPLEX]
1.) an exact copy of something that you can use in the same way
duplicate of
▪ Locksmiths can make duplicates of most keys.
▪ She kept both the duplicate and the original.
2.) in duplicate
if something is in duplicate, there are two copies of it
▪ Copies of the proposal should be sent in duplicate.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • duplicate — du pli*cate, a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See {Duplex}.] Double; twofold. [1913 Webster] {Duplicate proportion} or {Duplicate ratio} (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — du·pli·cate 1 / dü pli ˌkāt, dyü / vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to make a duplicate of du·pli·ca·tive / ˌkā tiv/ adj du·pli·cate 2 / dü pli kət, dyü / n: either of two things exactly alike and often produced at the same time; specif: a counterpart… …   Law dictionary

  • duplicate — [do͞o′pli kit, dyo͞o′pli kit; ] for v. [, do͞o′plikāt΄] adj. [ME duplicaten < L duplicatus, pp. of duplicare, to double: see DUPLEX] 1. double 2. having two similar parts 3. corresponding exactly 4. designating a way of playing bridge in which …   English World dictionary

  • Duplicate — Du pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Duplicating}.] 1. To double; to fold; to render double. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — [adj] matching alike, corresponding, dualistic, duple, duplex, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, indistinguishable, same, self same, tantamount, twin, twofold, very same; concepts 563,566 Ant. different, unmatching duplicate [n] copy,… …   New thesaurus

  • Duplicate — Du pli*cate, n. 1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart. [1913 Webster] I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. Sir W. Temple.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — ● duplicate nom masculin (anglais duplicate bridge, bridge de tournoi) Forme de tournoi (bridge, Scrabble, etc.) dans lequel on fait jouer les mêmes donnes à tous les concurrents, de manière à établir un classement de ceux qui auront tiré le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • duplicate — n *reproduction, facsimile, copy, carbon copy, transcript, replica Analogous words: counterpart, *parallel, analogue …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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