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duplicative
[ doo-pli-key-tiv, dyoo- ]
adjective
- involving duplication, especially unnecessary repetition of effort or resources:
The report will highlight examples of wasteful or duplicative spending.
The new “No-Hassle” rule eliminates duplicative luggage screening requirements for passengers originating from certain airports.
- done the same way more than once; effectively identical:
A new law allows state agencies to ignore records requests they deem to be duplicative or substantially similar to previous requests.
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Other Words From
- non·du·pli·ca·tive adjective
- un·du·pli·ca·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of duplicative1
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Example Sentences
Americans have cried for decades that our federal government is bloated, that there are too many duplicative and unnecessary laws.
Many of these proposals are often duplicative and tied to a news event.
But it can hardly be said that the duplicative process is of a distinctively grammatical significance in English.
Many of these forms are needed for vital government functions, but others are duplicative, overly complex or obsolete.
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