quadruplicate

(kwä dro̵̅o̅′pli kāt′; for adj. & n., -kit, -kāt′)

to quadruple; make four identical copies of

Origin: < L quadruplicatus, pp. of quadruplicare, to quadruple < quadruplex: see quadruplex

adjective

noun

any of four identical copies or things

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adjective

noun

One of a group of four identical things.

tr. & intr.v. (-kātˌ) quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing, quad·ru·pli·cates

To multiply or be multiplied four times.

Origin:

Origin: Latin quadruplicātus

Origin: , past participle of quadruplicāre, to multiply by four

Origin: , from quadruplex, fourfold

Origin: : quadru-, quadri-, quadri-

Origin: + -plex, -fold; see duplex

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