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The meaning of DUPLICATE is consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples. How to use duplicate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Duplicate.
to make an exact copy of something: There's a machine that can duplicate nine DVDs at a time. to do something again that has already been done, when this is unnecessary: Some of the proposed laws duplicate those already adopted by the federal government.
verb (used without object) , du·pli·cat·ed, du·pli·cat·ing. to become duplicate. adjective. exactly like or corresponding to something else: duplicate copies of a letter. consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts; double. Synonyms: twofold.
Synonyms for DUPLICATE: identical, similar, comparable, same, analogous, equivalent, matching, indistinguishable; Antonyms of DUPLICATE: different, other, dissimilar, disparate, distinctive, distinct, diverse, distinguishable.
DUPLICATE meaning: 1. to make an exact copy of something: 2. to do something that has already been done, in exactly…. Learn more.
The word duplicate is useful when you're talking about a copy of something, like a duplicate of your birth certificate that you keep in a file, or a duplicate driver's license that you apply for after losing the original one.
to do or perform again; repeat: He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets. to double; make twofold.