English Explanatory Dictionary

duplicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
  2. In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
verb
  1. To make a copy of.
  2. To do repeatedly; to do again.
  3. To produce something equal to.
noun
  1. One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
  2. An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
  3. A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
  4. The game of duplicate bridge.
  5. The game of duplicate Scrabble.
  6. A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

Pronunciation

/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ en-us-duplicate-noun.ogg /ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ en-us-duplicate-verb.ogg

Word forms

duplicate duplicates duplicating duplicated

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

Synonyms

dupe duplicate facsimilize double reproduction tombstone

Antonyms

dedupe deduplicate

Related words

repeat

Derived words

conduplicate deduplicate duplicatable duplication duplicative duplicator duplitecture endoduplicate in duplicate microduplicate misduplicate nonduplicate nonduplicated nonduplicating overduplicate overduplicated photoduplicate photoduplicated preduplicate retroduplicate sesquiduplicate subduplicate unduplicate unduplicated
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