Dictionary

duplicate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkət/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
   • This is a duplicate entry.
2. (not-comparable) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
   • duplicate whist
   • duplicate Scrabble

Translations (26)

it duplicata (identical) · es duplicado (identical) · pt duplicado (identical) · ro duplicat (identical) · de verdoppelt (identical) · as নকল (identical) · tl kahalintulad (identical) · ru дублирующий (identical) · bg дубликатен (identical) · gl duplicada (identical) · tl katulad (identical) · as ভুৱা (identical) · fi kaksois- (identical) · bg идентичен (identical) · ru дубликат (identical) · it duplicato (identical) · hi प्रतिलिपि (identical) · gl duplicado (identical) · bg аналогичен (identical) · de dupliziert (identical) · ca duplicat (identical) · ca duplicada (identical) · fr dupliquée (identical) · pt duplicada (identical) · fr dupliqué (identical) · hi अनुकृति (identical)

duplicate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkət/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
   • This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
   • July 20, 1678, William Temple, letter to the Lord Treasurer I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
   • "Sir, I hope you will excuse what I am going to say; but having observed that you frequently pledge similar goods to these at our shop, which are afterwards taken out by other persons, I take for granted you are in the habit of selling the duplicates;[…]" 1819, James Hardy Vaux, Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux, Vol. II, Chapter VI, p. 207:
4. (uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
   • The momentary madness which infects bridge players occurs frequently at rubber bridge and duplicate; and though it rarely results in murder, it often terminates marriages and close friendships[…] 1999, Matthew Granovetter, Murder at the Bridge Table, page 6:
5. (uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
6. (countable, uncountable) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
   • Each collection, which may be a unicate or several specimens as duplicates in several herbaria, constitutes a record in the Conifer Database. 2013, Aljos Farjon, Denis Filer, An Atlas of the World's Conifers: An Analysis of their Distribution, Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Status, Koninklijke Brill, →ISBN, page 3:

Forms

Deriveds

photoduplicate (all parts of speech) · duplication (all parts of speech) · duplicator (all parts of speech) · unduplicate (all parts of speech) · duplicatable (all parts of speech) · overduplicate (all parts of speech) · unduplicated (all parts of speech) · sesquiduplicate (all parts of speech) · overduplicated (all parts of speech) · duplicative (all parts of speech) · photoduplicated (all parts of speech) · subduplicate (all parts of speech) · misduplicate (all parts of speech) · nonduplicating (all parts of speech) · preduplicate (all parts of speech) · deduplicate (all parts of speech) · endoduplicate (all parts of speech) · microduplicate (all parts of speech) · conduplicate (all parts of speech) · in duplicate (all parts of speech) · duplitecture (all parts of speech) · nonduplicated (all parts of speech) · nonduplicate (all parts of speech) · retroduplicate (all parts of speech)

Synonyms

tombstone · reproduction

Translations (46)

es duplicado (an identical copy) · fr double (an identical copy) · cs duplikát (an identical copy) · ga macasamhail (an identical copy) · it doppione (an identical copy) · ru дублика́т (an identical copy) · fi jäljennös (an identical copy) · mi kape (an identical copy) · bg дубликат ((law) a valid copy of a document) · tl duhasipi (an identical copy) · hy պատճեն (an identical copy) · it duplicato (an identical copy) · fi kopio (an identical copy) · ro copie (an identical copy) · sh duplikat (an identical copy) · kk телнұсқа (an identical copy) · ka ასლი (an identical copy) · ja デュプリケート (an identical copy) · de Duplikat (an identical copy) · cmn 複本 /复本 (an identical copy) · pt cópia (an identical copy) · hu másolat (an identical copy) · kn ಪಡಿಯಚ್ಚು (an identical copy) · ru ко́пия (an identical copy) · de Kopie (an identical copy) · fr copie (an identical copy) · bg дубликат (an identical copy) · vi bản sao (an identical copy) · ca duplicat (an identical copy) · cs kopie (an identical copy) · fr duplicata (an identical copy) · ko 복제 (an identical copy) · id duplikat (an identical copy) · fi kaksoiskappale (an identical copy) · pt duplicata (an identical copy) · fi duplikaatti (an identical copy) · oc còpia (an identical copy) · hy կրկնակ (an identical copy) · ja 写し (an identical copy) · ro duplicat (an identical copy) · ka დუბლიკატი (an identical copy) · cmn 複製 /复制 (an identical copy) · oc duplicat (an identical copy) · pl duplikat (an identical copy) · ro dublare (an identical copy) · ja 複写 (an identical copy)

duplicate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/
• (US) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkɛjt/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make a copy of.
   • If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
   • Can you duplicate this kind of key?
2. (transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
   • You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
3. (transitive) To produce something equal to.
   • He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

Forms

Antonyms

deduplicate · dedupe

Hypernyms

copy

Relateds

repeat

Synonyms

double (to make a copy of) · facsimilize · duplicate · dupe

Translations (66)

fi jäljentää (to produce something equal to) · ko 복사하다 (to make a copy of) · vi làm theo (to produce something equal to) · ru де́лать дублика́т (to make a copy of) · bg дублирам (to produce something equal to) · bg повтарям (to do repeatedly; to do again) · fi toistaa (to do repeatedly; to do again) · hi अनुकरण करना (to make a copy of) · es repetir (to do repeatedly; to do again) · mi tārua (to do repeatedly; to do again) · vi bắt chước (to produce something equal to) · es duplicar (to make a copy of) · mi tārua (to make a copy of) · cs zdvojit (to make a copy of) · de vervielfältigen (to make a copy of) · bg правя копие (to make a copy of) · it duplicare (to make a copy of) · de etwas entgegenhalten (to produce something equal to) · nl dupliceren (to make a copy of) · tr kopyasını çıkarmak (to make a copy of) · ca duplicar (to make a copy of) · fi tehdä samanlainen (to produce something equal to) · fi monistaa (to make a copy of) · sv duplicera (to make a copy of) · fi jäljentää (to make a copy of) · de duplieren (to make a copy of) · de duplizieren (to make a copy of) · fi kopioida (to make a copy of) · de kopieren (to make a copy of) · vi nhân bản (to make a copy of) · pt duplicar (to make a copy of) · ru размножа́ть (to make a copy of) · fi kopioida (to produce something equal to) · ru дубли́ровать (to make a copy of) · de entsprechen (to produce something equal to) · ro duplica (to make a copy of) · de nachmachen (to do repeatedly; to do again) · io duopligar (to make a copy of) · de nachmachen (to make a copy of) · vi sao lục (to make a copy of) · ga dúbail (to make a copy of) · ja 複製する (to make a copy of) · ja 複写する (to make a copy of) · fi tehdä samalla tavalla (to produce something equal to) · cmn 複製 /复制 (to make a copy of) · de wiederholen (to do repeatedly; to do again) · fr dupliquer (to make a copy of) · qu iskaychay (to make a copy of) · vi lặp lại (to do repeatedly; to do again) · ro dubla (to make a copy of) · de verdoppeln (to make a copy of) · hi अनुकृति करना (to make a copy of) · ru размно́жить (to make a copy of) · bg повторя (to do repeatedly; to do again) · fr copier (to make a copy of) · mi kape (to make a copy of) · ro copia (to make a copy of) · ru де́лать ко́пию (to make a copy of) · de kopieren (to do repeatedly; to do again) · hi दोहराना (to do repeatedly; to do again) · fi kahdentaa (to make a copy of) · tr kopyalamak (to make a copy of) · fi tehdä uudelleen (to do repeatedly; to do again) · vi sao chép (to make a copy of) · mi pūrua (to do repeatedly; to do again) · es duplicar (to do repeatedly; to do again)