quadruplicate
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quad·ru·pli·cate
[n., adj. kwo-droo-pli-kit; v. kwo-droo-pli-keyt] noun, adjective, verb, quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing. 
plɪ noun
1.
one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
adjective
2.
consisting of four identical parts.
3.
pertaining to a fourth item or copy of something.
verb (used with object)
4.
to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
5.
to make four times as great.
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6.
in quadruplicate, in four identical copies.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin quadruplicātus (past participle of quadruplicāre), equivalent to quadruplic- (stem of quadruplex quadruplex) + -ātus -ate1
1650–60; < Latin quadruplicātus (past participle of quadruplicāre), equivalent to quadruplic- (stem of quadruplex quadruplex) + -ātus -ate1
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| quadruplicate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | fourfold or quadruple |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to multiply or be multiplied by four |
| —n | |
| 3. | a group or set of four things |
| [C17: from Latin quadruplicāre to increase fourfold] | |
| quadrupli'cation | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
And have all the paperwork in triplicate or quadruplicate.
Any information not contained on the disk, such as studies or articles, must be submitted in quadruplicate.
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