septuplicate
[ noun, adjective sep-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-; verb sep-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo- ]
noun
a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
adjective
having or consisting of seven identical parts; sevenfold.
noting the seventh copy or item.
verb (used with object),sep·tu·pli·cat·ed, sep·tu·pli·cat·ing.
to make seven copies of.
to make seven times as great, as by multiplying.
Origin of septuplicate
1<Medieval Latin septuplicātus (past participle of septuplicāre to multiply by seven), equivalent to Late Latin septu(plus) septuple + -plicātus, as in quadruplicātus;see quadruplicate
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British Dictionary definitions for septuplicate
septuplicate
/ (sɛpˈtjuːplɪkət) /
noun
a group or set of seven things
adjective
having or being in seven parts; sevenfold
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