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duplicate

Pronunciation: /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/

The English word “duplicate” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
  2. In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.

verb

  1. To make a copy of.
  2. To do repeatedly; to do again.
  3. To produce something equal to.

noun

  1. One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
  2. 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. A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
  4. The game of duplicate bridge.
  5. The game of duplicate Scrabble.
  6. A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicate Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

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