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octuplicate

[ noun adjective ok-too-pli-kit, -keyt, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-; verb ok-too-pli-keyt, -kit, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li- ]

noun

  1. a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in ).

adjective

  1. having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.
  2. noting the eighth copy or item.

verb (used with object)

, oc·tu·pli·cat·ed, oc·tu·pli·cat·ing.
  1. to make eight copies of.
  2. to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of octuplicate1

< Latin octuplicātus, equivalent to octupl ( us ) octuple + plicātus folded ( plicate ), on the model of quadruplus, quadruplicātus

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