duplicate copies

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• duplicate — 01. Did you [duplicate] enough copies of the homework for everyone? 02. The government is conducting a study of services offered at the state and federal level to see if there is a [duplication] of services that could be eliminated. 03. Other… …   Grammatical examples in English

• duplicate — duplicative, adj. n., adj. /dooh pli kit, dyooh /; v. /dooh pli kayt , dyooh /, n., v., duplicated, duplicating, adj. n. 1. a copy exactly like an original. 2. anything corresponding in all respects to something else. 3. Cards. a duplicate game.… …   Universalium

• duplicate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin duplicatus, past participle of duplicare to double, from duplic , duplex Date: 15th century 1. consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples < duplicate invoices > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• duplicate — du•pli•cate n., adj. [[t]ˈdu plɪ kɪt, ˈdyu [/t]] v. [[t] ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. 1) a copy exactly like an original 2) anything corresponding in all respects to something else 3) to make an exact copy of 4) to double; make twofold… …   From formal English to slang

• duplicate — [do͞o′pli kit, dyo͞o′pli kit; ] for v. [, do͞o′plikāt΄] adj. [ME duplicaten < L duplicatus, pp. of duplicare, to double: see DUPLEX] 1. double 2. having two similar parts 3. corresponding exactly 4. designating a way of playing bridge in which …   English World dictionary

• duplicate book — ➔ book1 * * * duplicate book UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING a book used to record two copies of all sales, invoices, etc. Information written on one page of the book can also be seen on the next page …   Financial and business terms

• duplicate — du|pli|cate1 [ˈdju:plıkeıt US ˈdu: ] v [T] 1.) to copy something exactly ▪ New copies of the form can be duplicated from a master copy. ▪ The video had been duplicated illegally. 2.) to repeat something in exactly the same way ▪ We don t want… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• duplicate — ▪ I. duplicate du‧pli‧cate 1 [ˈdjuːplkt ǁ ˈduː ] noun 1. [countable] an exact copy of a document: • Did you keep a duplicate of the contract? 2. in duplicate if a document is written in duplicate, there are two copies of it: • Provide a… …   Financial and business terms

• duplicate — duplicates, duplicating, duplicated (The verb is pronounced [[t]dju͟ːplɪkeɪt, AM du͟ː [/t]]u>. The noun and adjective are pronounced [[t]dju͟ːplɪkət, AM du͟ː [/t]]u>.) 1) VERB If you duplicate something that has already been done, you… …   English dictionary

• duplicate — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 exactly like something already existing; copied (esp. in large numbers). 2 a having two corresponding parts. b existing in two examples; paired. c twice as large or many; doubled. n. 1 a one of two identical things, esp. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• duplicate — du|pli|cate1 [ duplı,keıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to make an exact copy of something such as a document: Digital images can be duplicated in seconds. 2. ) to create a situation that is exactly like another one: We hope to duplicate the success of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English