octuplicate en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin octuplicātus, perfect passive participle of octuplicō or formed by blend of octuple + duplicate, either way, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A set of eight like or identical things.
It was an understood thing in our squadron that no one was on any account to bring the Baron down, but some of our pilots had come close enough to see his beetling brows and purple cheeks reflected in octuplicate.
1942, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Owen Seaman, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Punch:Letters of nomination together with supporting documents must be submitted in octuplicate to Earl G. Hammond, Department of Food Technology […]
1978, American Oil Chemists' Society, Lipids:A unit's actual transfer will be brought about through the issuance of a Form S-46, "Transfer Order," which is made up in octuplicate.
1952, California Division of Highways, Equipment manual:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| octuplicates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |