duplicateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdʒuː.plɪ.keɪt/us/ˈduː.plə.keɪt/to make an exact copy of something:
The documents had been duplicated.
Parenthood is an experience nothing else can duplicate.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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duplicateadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈdʒuː.plɪ.kət/us/ˈduː.plə.kət/being an exact copy of something:
The thieves were equipped with duplicate keys to the safe.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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duplicatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒuː.plɪ.kət/us/ˈduː.plə.kət/something that is an exact copy of something else:
I lost the original form so they sent me a duplicate.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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in duplicate
If a form is in duplicate, an exact copy has been made of it:
The application has to be completed in duplicate.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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