anything corresponding in all respects to something else.
Cards. a duplicate game.
verb (used with object),du·pli·cat·ed,du·pli·cat·ing.
to make an exact copy of.
to do or perform again; repeat: He duplicated his father's way of standing with his hands in his pockets.
to double; make twofold.
verb (used without object),du·pli·cat·ed,du·pli·cat·ing.
to become duplicate.
adjective
exactly like or corresponding to something else: duplicate copies of a letter.
consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts; double.
Cards. noting a game in which each team plays a series of identical hands, the winner being the team making the best total score.
Idioms for duplicate
in duplicate, in two copies, especially two identical copies: Please type the letter in duplicate.
Origin of duplicate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English from Latin duplicātus (past participle of duplicāre “to make double”), equivalent to duplic- (stem of duplex ) duplex + -ātus -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR duplicate
1 facsimile, replica, reproduction.
9 twofold.
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ANTONYMS FOR duplicate
1 original.
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synonym study for duplicate
4. See imitate.
OTHER WORDS FROM duplicate
du·pli·ca·tive,adjectivenon·du·pli·cat·ing,adjectivenon·du·pli·ca·tive,adjectivepre·du·pli·cate,verb (used with object),pre·du·pli·cat·ed,pre·du·pli·cat·ing.
That duplicate pipe San Diego wants to build, which would sit parallel to the one Met uses now, wouldn’t produce any savings for ratepayers until at least 2063 – costing two generations of ratepayers at least $5 billion to build.
The Water Authority Is Resurrecting Its Pipe Dream – Again|MacKenzie Elmer|September 1, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Sometimes the duplicate copies persist for many millions of years before being lost, for reasons that Gramzow and Thießen are still investigating.
By Losing Genes, Life Often Evolved More Complexity|Viviane Callier|September 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Reporters had to run the data through multiple computer programs to remove any duplicate records and standardize information that was frequently misspelled.
How We Found Out How Many Debt Collection Lawsuits Oportun Inc. Filed During the Pandemic|by Ren Larson and Kiah Collier|August 31, 2020|ProPublica
In response, registrars need to search for duplicate entries that are usually mistakes – someone named Mike is registered in one county, moves and re-registers in another county as Michael, for example.
GOP Chair Who Called Mail Voting ‘Fraught With Danger’ Voted by Mail 22 Straight Times|Andrew Keatts|August 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Shepard said, for example, “We know that we only want one title per page, that the title should be relatively short – 50 to 60 characters – the title should be unique, meaning it shouldn’t be a duplicate of other titles on your site.”
Advanced tactics for SEO title tag optimization|The Content Studio @ Search Engine Land|July 30, 2020|Search Engine Land
He lost the bet on the twenty-eighth question, when a duplicate birthday turned up.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wayne has infused the whole operation with a spirit of joy and dedication that is stealth seasoning no one can duplicate.
The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it does seem true that Bitcoins are very hard to forge or duplicate.