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du⋅pli⋅cate

  [n., adj. doo-pli-kit, dyoo-; v. doo-pli-keyt, dyoo-] noun, verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing, adjective
Use duplicate in a Sentence
–noun
1. a copy exactly like an original.
2. anything corresponding in all respects to something else.
3. Cards. a duplicate game.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make an exact copy of.
5. to do or perform again; repeat: He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets.
6. to double; make twofold.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become duplicate.
–adjective
8. exactly like or corresponding to something else: duplicate copies of a letter.
9. consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts; double.
10. Cards. noting a game in which each team plays a series of identical hands, the winner being the team making the best total score.
—Idiom
11. in duplicate, in two copies, esp. two identical copies: Please type the letter in duplicate.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L duplicātus (ptp. of duplicāre to make double), equiv. to duplic- (s. of duplex) duplex + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
du⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive, adjective

Synonyms:
1. facsimile, replica, reproduction. 4. See imitate. 9. twofold.

Antonyms:
1. original.
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du·pli·cate   (dōō'plĭ-kĭt, dyōō'-)   
adj.  

  1. Identically copied from an original.

  2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.

  3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end: duplicate bridge.

n.  

  1. An identical copy; a facsimile.

  2. One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.

  3. Games A card game in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end.

v.   (-kāt') du·pli·cat·ed, du·pli·cat·ing, du·pli·cates

v.   tr.

  1. To make an exact copy of.

  2. To make twofold; double.

  3. To make or perform again; repeat: a hard feat to duplicate.

v.   intr.
To become duplicate.

[Middle English, from Latin duplicātus, past participle of duplicāre, to double, from duplex, duplic-, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
du'pli·ca·ble, du'pli·cat'a·ble (-kā'tə-bəl) adj., du'pli·cate·ly adv., du'pli·ca'tive adj., du'pli·ca·to'ry (-kĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Word Origin & History

duplicate  (adj.)
1432, from L. duplicatus, pp. of duplicare "to double," from duo "two" + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). The noun is first recorded 1532. The verb is attested from 1623.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: du·pli·cate
Pronunciation: 'dü-pli-"kAt, 'dyü-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
: to make a duplicate of —du·pli·ca·tive /-"kA-tiv/ adjective

Main Entry: du·pli·cate
Pronunciation: 'dü-pli-k&t, 'dyü-
Function: noun
: either of two things exactly alike and often produced at the same time; specifically : a counterpart identified in the Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 1001 as produced by the same impression as the original or from the same matrix or by means of photography, mechanical, or electronic rerecording, chemical reproduction, or another technique which accurately reproduces the original —compare ORIGINAL
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: du·pli·cate
Pronunciation: 'd(y)ü-pli-"kAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed;-cat·ing
: to become duplicate : REPLICATE duplicates>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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