duplicate

duplicate
duplicates, duplicating, duplicated
(The verb is pronounced [[t]dju͟ːplɪkeɪt, AM du͟ː-[/t]]u>. The noun and adjective are pronounced [[t]dju͟ːplɪkət, AM du͟ː-[/t]]u>.)
1) VERB If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it.

[V n] His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home...

[V n] Scientists hope the work done in collaboration with other researchers may be duplicated elsewhere.

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Duplicate is also a noun.

He was organising a duplicate of Operation Gladio to be activated if the left gained power.

2) VERB To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.

[V n] She found Ned alone in the photocopy room, duplicating some articles.

[V n] ...a business which duplicates video and cinema tapes for the movie makers.

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Duplicate is also a noun.

I'm on my way to Switzerland, but I've lost my card. I've got to get a duplicate.

3) ADJ: ADJ n 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.

He let himself in with a duplicate key.

...a duplicate copy of the loan contract.

4) See also duplication

English dictionary. 2008.

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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

  • Duplicate — (Gallatin,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 354 Sumner Hall Drive, Gallatin, TN 37066, США …   Каталог отелей

  • Duplicate — (Fort Mill,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 3695 Foothills Way, Fort Mill …   Каталог отелей

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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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