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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. something additional of the same kind;
- Example: "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
[syn: extra, duplicate]

2. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly;
- Example: "he made a duplicate for the files"
[syn: duplicate, duplication]


VERB (4)

1. make or do or perform again;
- Example: "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
[syn: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate]

2. duplicate or match;
- Example: "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
[syn: twin, duplicate, parallel]

3. make a duplicate or duplicates of;
- Example: "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"

4. increase twofold;
- Example: "The population doubled within 50 years"
[syn: double, duplicate]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. identically copied from an original;
- Example: "a duplicate key"

2. being two identical;
[syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duplicate \Du"pli*cate\, n. 1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart. [1913 Webster] I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. -- Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 2. (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. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duplicate \Du"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Duplicating.] 1. To double; to fold; to render double. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

duplicate \du"pli*cate\, a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See Duplex.] Double; twofold. [1913 Webster] Duplicate proportion or Duplicate ratio (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical proportion, the first term to the third is said to be in a duplicate ratio of the first to the second, or as its square is to the square of the second. Thus, in 2, 4, 8, 16, the ratio of 2 to 8 is a duplicate of that of 2 to 4, or as the square of 2 is to the square of 4. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

duplicate adj 1: identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key" 2: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned] n 1: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" [syn: extra, duplicate] 2: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" [syn: duplicate, duplication] v 1: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate] 2: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: twin, duplicate, parallel] 3: make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?" 4: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years" [syn: double, duplicate]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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