duplication
/d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.16 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Another argument for closing Woodhead was simply one of route duplication, and this was the main reason put forward by BR at the time."
- "Counting crimes as given in the index to the Penal Code, their number is nearly twice as great as that stated, but as some are only duplications I have reduced my estimate that it may be well within the limits of the fact."
- "Registration of trademarks had been revised and a unit had been set up to clear up duplications."
- "Duplications were made by carbon paper. If you had a pleading to be sent to three parties, you typed an original and four carbon copies, including an office copy."
- "duplication of cartilage cells"
Etymology
From Middle English duplicacioun, from Middle French duplication, from Late Latin duplicātiō, duplicātiōnem, from Latin duplicō. Morphologically duplicate + -ion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/