Dictionary

duplicative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/ (General-American)
• /ˈd(j)u.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪv/ (General-American)
• /d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.tɪv/ (General-American)
• /djuːˈplɪkətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdjuː.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English duplicative From duplicate + -ive.

Meanings

1. Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
   • The purpose of such a position would be to oversee all aspects of government AIDS programs, weeding out duplicative or wasteful programs in favor of those that would meet the needs of all people with HIV. 1991 December 1, Jacob Smith Yang, “Surgeon General Confers With ACT UP”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2:
   • MBDA provides minority business enterprises with a variety of business assistance services that are duplicative of other Federal, State, local, and private sector efforts. 2017 May 23, Gregory Krieg, Will Mullery, “Trump’s budget by the numbers: What gets cut and why”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2020:

Forms

Deriveds

duplicatively · nonduplicative

Relateds

deduplicate · reduplicative · duplicitous · duplication · dupe · reduplication · reduplicate · deduplication · dedupe