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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

    Jul 1, 2012 · 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. an exact copy; double. something additional or supplementary of the same kind. two exact copies (esp in the phrase in duplicate ) verb. tr to make a replica of. tr to do or make again. tr to make in a pair; make double. intr biology to reproduce by dividing into two identical parts.

  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

    DUPLICATE definition: 1. to make an exact copy of something: 2. to do something that has already been done, in exactly…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishduplicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of duplicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDUPLICATE definition in American English | Collins English...

    1. transitive verb. If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it. His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home. 2. transitive verb. To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.

  11. 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...