duplicate

duplicate
du•pli•cate
n., adj. [[t]ˈdu plɪ kɪt, ˈdyu-[/t]] v. [[t]-ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj.
1) a copy exactly like an original
2) anything corresponding in all respects to something else
3) to make an exact copy of
4) to double; make twofold
5) to do or perform again; repeat:
to duplicate a performance[/ex]
6) cvb to become duplicate
7) exactly like or corresponding to something else:
duplicate copies of a letter[/ex]
8) consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts; double
9) gam noting a card game in which each team plays a series of identical hands, the winner being the team making the best total score:
duplicate bridge[/ex]
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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L duplicātus, ptp. of duplicāre to make double, der. of duplex, s. duplic- duplex du′pli•ca`tive, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • duplicate — du pli*cate, a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See {Duplex}.] Double; twofold. [1913 Webster] {Duplicate proportion} or {Duplicate ratio} (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — du·pli·cate 1 / dü pli ˌkāt, dyü / vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to make a duplicate of du·pli·ca·tive / ˌkā tiv/ adj du·pli·cate 2 / dü pli kət, dyü / n: either of two things exactly alike and often produced at the same time; specif: a counterpart… …   Law dictionary

  • duplicate — [do͞o′pli kit, dyo͞o′pli kit; ] for v. [, do͞o′plikāt΄] adj. [ME duplicaten < L duplicatus, pp. of duplicare, to double: see DUPLEX] 1. double 2. having two similar parts 3. corresponding exactly 4. designating a way of playing bridge in which …   English World dictionary

  • Duplicate — Du pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Duplicating}.] 1. To double; to fold; to render double. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — [adj] matching alike, corresponding, dualistic, duple, duplex, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, indistinguishable, same, self same, tantamount, twin, twofold, very same; concepts 563,566 Ant. different, unmatching duplicate [n] copy,… …   New thesaurus

  • Duplicate — Du pli*cate, n. 1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart. [1913 Webster] I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. Sir W. Temple.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • duplicate — ● duplicate nom masculin (anglais duplicate bridge, bridge de tournoi) Forme de tournoi (bridge, Scrabble, etc.) dans lequel on fait jouer les mêmes donnes à tous les concurrents, de manière à établir un classement de ceux qui auront tiré le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • duplicate — n *reproduction, facsimile, copy, carbon copy, transcript, replica Analogous words: counterpart, *parallel, analogue …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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