Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duplicative

/d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: du-plica-tive
IPA: /d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or being a duplicate.

Example Sentences

"The purpose of such a position would be to oversee all aspects of government AIDS programs, weeding out duplicative or wasteful programs in favor of those that would meet the needs of all people with HIV."
"MBDA provides minority business enterprises with a variety of business assistance services that are duplicative of other Federal, State, local, and private sector efforts."

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English duplicative From duplicate + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/
British English: /djuːˈplɪkətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more duplicative (comparative) most duplicative (superlative)

Derived Forms

duplicatively nonduplicative

Frequently Paired Words

dedupe deduplicate deduplication dupe duplication duplicitous reduplicate reduplication

Rhymes With

indicative

Questions

How do you pronounce duplicative?: The recorded pronunciation is /d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/.
What does duplicative mean?: Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
Where does duplicative come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English duplicative From duplicate + -ive.

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