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   Du·pli·cate

   adjective

   • 1. exactly like something else, especially through having been copied: "a duplicate license is issued to replace a valid license which has been lost"
   • 2. having two corresponding or identical parts: technical "a duplicate application form"

   noun

   • 1. one of two or more identical things: "books may be disposed of if they are duplicates"
   • ▪ a copy of an original: "locksmiths can make duplicates of most keys"
   • 2. short for duplicate bridge
   • 3. a pawnbroker's ticket. archaic

   verb

   • 1. make or be an exact copy of: "they have not been able to duplicate his successes" Similar copyphotocopyphotostatxeroxmimeographmake a photocopy oftake a photocopy ofmake a carbon copy ofmake a carbon ofmake a facsimile ofreproducereplicatereprintrun offrepeatdo over againdo againredoperform againreplicate
   • ▪ make or supply copies of (a document): "information sheets had to be typed and duplicated"
   • ▪ multiply by two; double: "the normal amount of DNA has been duplicated thousands of times"
   • ▪ do (something) again unnecessarily: "most of these proposals duplicated work already done"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’ (see duplex).

   Derivatives

   • 1. duplicable adjective
   • 2. duplicative adjective

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   • duplicate something to do something again, especially when it is unnecessary There's no point in duplicating work already done. The original experiment cannot be exactly duplicated. Definition of duplicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a duplicate document?

   • If a document is in duplicate, there are two copies of it. (Definition of duplicate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 複製，拷貝, 複製的, 完全一樣的… 复制，拷贝, 复制的, 完全一样的… hacer copias de, duplicado, copia… copiar, fotocopiar, cópia… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation!

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   What happens if you duplicate something?

   • If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.

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   • The document has been duplicated. Ajax hope to duplicate last year's success. I lost my passport and had to get a duplicate. If a document is in duplicate, there are two copies of it. (Definition of duplicate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 複製，拷貝, 複製的, 完全一樣的… 复制，拷贝, 复制的, 完全一样的…

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   noun. a copy exactly like an original. Synonyms: reproduction, replica, facsimile. Antonyms: original. anything corresponding in all respects to something else. Cards. a duplicate game. verb (used with object) , du·pli·cat·ed, du·pli·cat·ing. to make an exact copy of. to do or perform again; repeat:

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   duplicate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English du‧pli‧cate1 /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt $ ˈduː-/ verb [ transitive] 1 to copy something exactly New copies of the form can be duplicated from a master copy. The video was duplicated illegally. 2 to repeat something in exactly the same way We don’t want staff to duplicate each other’s ...

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   5 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. 2. transitive verb. To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.

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   noun. uk / ˈdjuːplɪkət / us. [ C ] something that is an exact copy of something else: I lost my passport and had to get a duplicate. in duplicate. If a document is in duplicate, there are two copies of it. duplicate. adjective. a duplicate key. (Definition of duplicate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   1. : consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples. duplicate invoices. 2. : being the same as another. duplicate copies. 2 of 3. verb. du· pli· cate ˈdü-pli-ˌkāt. also ˈdyü- duplicated; duplicating. transitive verb. 1. : to make double or twofold. 2. a. : to make a copy of. a cell duplicates itself when it divides.

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   Definition of duplicate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. duplicate. noun. /ˈdjuːplɪkət/ /ˈduːplɪkət/ Idioms. one of two or more things that are the same in every detail; a copy of an original synonym copy. Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates. Is this a duplicate or the original? Extra Examples.