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单词 septuplicate
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septuplicateadj.n.

Brit. /sɛpˈtjuːplᵻkət/, /sɛpˈtʃuːplᵻkət/, U.S. /sɛpˈt(j)upləkət/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin septuplicatus, septuplicare.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin septuplicatus, use as adjective of past participle of septuplicare (13th cent.) < septuplex (5th cent.), alteration (after septuplus septuple adj.) of classical Latin septemplex (see septemplicate n.). Compare earlier duplicate adj., triplicate adj., and later septemplicate n.
A. adj.
Seven times as many or as much; sevenfold; = septuple adj. 1. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > seven > [adjective] > sevenfold
sevenfoldOE
seven-doublea1586
sevenfolded1590
septuary1604
septuple1615
septuplicate1632
1632 W. Forster tr. W. Oughtred Circles of Proportion i. iv. 16 Let the ratio given be..multiplied sevenfold into it selfe... Then set the consequent arme of the Index vnto the septuplicate number.
1784 Morning Post 25 Dec. Your most profound admirer, and septuplicate humble servant, James Campbell.
2010 @tophtucker 24 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 26 June 2019) Making a horcrux is supposedly ‘evil’, but Voldemort was just engaging in responsible (& aggressive) offsite septuplicate backup practices.
B. n.
Each of seven things exactly alike or closely resembling one another. Chiefly in in septuplicate: in seven identical copies or transcripts.
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1900 Times 30 May 12/5 Done at London, in septuplicate, one copy for each party.
1971 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 71 1559/1 Injury reports must be typed on every accident, no matter how trivial, and in septuplicate.
2001 A. Wood Magnetic Venture i. 11 I had to wrestle with bureaucratic delivery forms in septuplicate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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