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duplicable
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duplicate
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du·pli·cate (do̵̅o̅′pli kit, dyo̵̅o̅′-; for v., -kāt′)
adjective
- double
- having two similar parts
- corresponding exactly
- designating a way of playing bridge in which, for comparative scoring, the same hands are played off again by players who did not hold them originally
Etymology: ME duplicaten < L duplicatus, pp. of duplicare, to double: see duplex
noun
- an exact copy or reproduction; replica; facsimile
- a counterpart or double
- the game of duplicate bridge
- ☆ tax duplicate
transitive verb duplicated -·cat′ed, duplicating -·cat′·ing
- to make double or twofold
- to make an exact copy or copies of
- to make, do, or cause to happen again
Related Forms:
- duplicable du′·pli·cable (-kə bəl) adjective or duplicatable du′·pli·cat′·able
duplicate Idioms
in duplicate
in two identical copies
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