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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quad•ru•pli•cate /n., adj. kwɑˈdruplɪkɪt; v. -ˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. n. [countable] - one of four copies or identical items.
adj. - made up of four identical parts.
v. [~ + object] - to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
- to make four times as great.
quad•ru•pli•ca•tion /kwɑˌdruplɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -quad-, -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quad•ru•pli•cate (n., adj. kwo dro̅o̅′pli kit;v. kwo dro̅o̅′pli kāt′),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. n. - one of four copies or identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material.
- Idioms in quadruplicate, in four identical copies.
adj. - consisting of four identical parts.
- pertaining to a fourth item or copy of something.
v.t. - to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
- to make four times as great.
- Latin quadruplicātus (past participle of quadruplicāre), equivalent. to quadruplic- (stem of quadruplex quadruplex) + -ātus -ate1
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quadruplicate adj /kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt/- fourfold or quadruple
vb /kwɒˈdruːplɪˌkeɪt/- to multiply or be multiplied by four
n /kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt/- a group or set of four things
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin quadruplicāre to increase fourfold |