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duplicate

/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
du-pli-cate
IPA
/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.

adj

In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.

verb

To make a copy of.

Transitive verb

verb

To do repeatedly; to do again.

Transitive verb

verb

To produce something equal to.

Transitive verb

noun

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

duplicates (present, singular) duplicating (participle, present) duplicated (participle, past) duplicated (past) duplicates (plural)

Derived Forms

conduplicate deduplicate duplicatable duplication duplicative duplicator duplitecture endoduplicate microduplicate misduplicate nonduplicate nonduplicated

Phrases

in duplicate

Frequently Paired Words

repeat

Synonyms

tombstone double dupe duplicate facsimilize reproduction matching twin twinned

Antonyms

dedupe deduplicate

Questions

How do you pronounce duplicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/.
What does duplicate mean?
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
Where does duplicate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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