Duplicate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdjuː.plɪ.kÉ™t/

• IPA: /ˈdjuː.plɪˌkeɪt/

Origin

Borrowing from la duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō.

Full definition of duplicate

Adjective

1. being the same as another; identical. This may exclude the first identical item in a series, but usage is inconsistent.This is a duplicate entry.

Verb

1. to make a copy ofIf we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
2. to do repeatedly; to do againYou don't need to duplicate my efforts.
3. to produce something equal toHe found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

Noun

1. One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
• Sir W. TempleI send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.
2. (legal) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.
3. The game of duplicate bridge.
• 1999, Matthew Granovetter, Murder at the Bridge Table (page 6)The momentary madness which infects bridge players occurs frequently at rubber bridge and duplicate; and though it rarely results in murder, it often terminates marriages and close friendships...
4. The game of duplicate Scrabble.

Synonyms

• reproduction