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- From the verb duplicate: (⇒ conjugate)
- duplicated is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past
- v past p
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026du•pli•cate /n., adj. ˈduplɪkɪt, ˈdyu-; v. -ˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation
n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. n. [countable]
- an exact copy:He made a duplicate and handed me the original.
v. [~ + object]
- to make an exact copy of:She duplicated a few copies of my letter and handed me the original.
- to do or perform again;
repeat:You'll just have to duplicate your performance.
adj. [before a noun]
- exactly like or corresponding to something else:a duplicate key.
Idioms
- Idioms in duplicate, in two identical copies:I'll need your letter, in duplicate, on my desk by morning.
du•pli•ca•tion /ˌduplɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌdyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]illegal duplication of material.See -du-, -plic-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026du•pli•cate
(n., adj. do̅o̅′pli kit, dyo̅o̅′-;v. do̅o̅′pli kāt′, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. n.
- a copy exactly like an original.
- anything corresponding in all respects to something else.
- Games[Cards.]a duplicate game.
- Idioms in duplicate, in two copies, esp. two identical copies:Please type the letter in duplicate.
v.t.
- to make an exact copy of.
- to do or perform again;
repeat:He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets.
- to double;
make twofold.
v.i.
- to become duplicate.
adj.
- exactly like or corresponding to something else:duplicate copies of a letter.
- consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts;
double.
- Games[Cards.]noting a game in which each team plays a series of identical hands, the winner being the team making the best total score.
- Latin duplicātus (past participle of duplicāre to make double), equivalent. to duplic- (stem of duplex) duplex + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English 1400–50
du′pli•ca′tive, adj.
1. facsimile, replica, reproduction. 5. See imitate. 10. twofold.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
duplicate adj /ˈdjuːplɪkɪt/- copied exactly from an original
- identical
- existing as a pair or in pairs; twofold
n /ˈdjuːplɪkɪt/- an exact copy; double
- something additional or supplementary of the same kind
- two exact copies (esp in the phrase in duplicate)
vb /ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt/- (transitive) to make a replica of
- (transitive) to do or make again
- (transitive) to make in a pair; make double
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin duplicāre to double, from duo two + plicāre to foldduplicable /ˈdjuːplɪkəbəl/ adj
'duplicated' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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