Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duplicator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: du-pli-ca-tor
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.

Example Sentences

"Schools joining the cooperative were assessed an initial membership fee to purchase a high-speed tape duplicator and about 200 tapes."

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 English -or English duplicator From duplicate + -or.

Inflected Forms

duplicators (plural)

Derived Forms

photoduplicator

Phrases

spirit duplicator stencil duplicator

Synonyms

copier

Questions

What does duplicator mean?: A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
Where does duplicator 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 English -or English duplicator From duplicate + -or.

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