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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•pli•ca•tion (do̅o̅′pli kā′shən, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of duplicating.
- the state of being duplicated.
- a duplicate.
- Geneticsa type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.
- Latin duplicātiōn- (stem of duplicātiō), equivalent. to duplicāt(us) (see duplicate) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- (1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duplication /ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated
- a copy; duplicate
- a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•pli•cate /n., adj. ˈduplɪkɪt, ˈdyu-; v. -ˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. n. [countable] - an exact copy:He made a duplicate and handed me the original.
v. [~ + object] - to make an exact copy of:She duplicated a few copies of my letter and handed me the original.
- to do or perform again;
repeat:You'll just have to duplicate your performance. adj. [before a noun] - exactly like or corresponding to something else:a duplicate key.
Idioms- Idioms in duplicate, in two identical copies:I'll need your letter, in duplicate, on my desk by morning.
du•pli•ca•tion /ˌduplɪˈkeɪʃən, ˌdyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]illegal duplication of material.See -du-, -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•pli•cate (n., adj. do̅o̅′pli kit, dyo̅o̅′-;v. do̅o̅′pli kāt′, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj. n. - a copy exactly like an original.
- anything corresponding in all respects to something else.
- Games[Cards.]a duplicate game.
- Idioms in duplicate, in two copies, esp. two identical copies:Please type the letter in duplicate.
v.t. - 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. v.i. - to become duplicate.
adj. - exactly like or corresponding to something else:duplicate copies of a letter.
- consisting of or existing in two identical or corresponding parts;
double. - Games[Cards.]noting a game in which each team plays a series of identical hands, the winner being the team making the best total score.
- Latin duplicātus (past participle of duplicāre to make double), equivalent. to duplic- (stem of duplex) duplex + -ātus -ate1
- late Middle English 1400–50
du′pli•ca′tive, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged facsimile, replica, reproduction.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See imitate.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged twofold.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged original.
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