duplicate
IPA: dˈupɫʌkʌt
noun
- One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
- (law) 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
- A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
- (uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
- (uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
- (botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
verb
- (transitive) To make a copy of.
- (transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
- (transitive) To produce something equal to.
adjective
- Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
- (games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
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Examples of "duplicate" in Sentences
- The page is a duplicate of the above.
- The first is a duplicate of the sixth.
- This is the duplicate of the image above.
- They unlocked the door with the duplicate key.
- It duplicates the template at the bottom of the page.
- In some cases, though, it is the violoncello that is duplicated.