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Meaning of 'duplicate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Duplicate [ a.]
- Double; twofold.
2 . Duplicate [ n.]
- That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart.
- An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.
3 . Duplicate [ v. t.]
- To double; to fold; to render double.
- To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of.
- To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves.

Meaning of 'duplicate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . duplicate [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something additional of the same kind
Example in sentence:
  • he always carried extras in case of an emergency
Meaning (2):
- a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Example in sentence:
  • he made a duplicate for the files
3 . duplicate [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make a duplicate or duplicates of
Example in sentence:
  • Could you please duplicate this letter for me?
Meaning (4):
- make or do or perform again
Example in sentence:
  • He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
Meaning (5):
- duplicate or match
Example in sentence:
  • The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Meaning (6):
- increase twofold
Example in sentence:
  • The population doubled within 50 years
7 . duplicate [ s]
Meaning (7):
- identically copied from an original
Example in sentence:
  • a duplicate key

Nearby Words:

dup dupable dupe duped duper dupery duping dupion duple duplex

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