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    duplicate

    adjective

    • 1. exactly like something else, especially through having been copied: "a duplicate set of keys"
    • 2. having two corresponding or identical parts. technical

    noun

    • 1. one of two or more identical things: "books may be disposed of if they are duplicates"
    • 2. short for duplicate bridge

    verb

    • 1. make or be an exact copy of: "information sheets had to be typed and duplicated" Similar copyphotocopyphotostatxerox

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUPLICATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DUPLICATE definition: 1. to make an exact copy of something: 2. being an exact copy of something: 3. something that is…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duplicateDuplicate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUPLICATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › duplicateDUPLICATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a copy exactly like an original. Synonyms: reproduction, replica, facsimile. Antonyms: original. anything corresponding in all respects to something else. Cards. a duplicate game. verb (used with object) , du·pli·cat·ed, du·pli·cat·ing. to make an exact copy of. to do or perform again; repeat:

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUPLICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › duplicateDuplicate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDUPLICATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    something that is an exact copy of something else: I lost my passport and had to get a duplicate. in duplicate. If a document is in duplicate, there are two copies of it. duplicate. adjective. a duplicate key. (Definition of duplicate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of duplicate.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › duplicateDuplicate - definition of duplicate by The Free Dictionary

    Define duplicate. duplicate synonyms, duplicate pronunciation, duplicate translation, English dictionary definition of duplicate. adj. 1. Identically copied from an original. 2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double. 3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which...

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › duplicateduplicate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    to do or perform again; repeat: He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets. to double; make twofold.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › duplicateDuplicate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Duplicate Definition. do͝oplĭ-kĭt, dyo͝o- duplicated, duplicates, duplicating. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Verb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. Identically copied from an original. American Heritage. Double. Webster's New World. Having two similar parts. Webster's New World.