duplicate
adjective/ˈdjuːplɪkət/
/ˈduːplɪkət/
[only before noun]- exactly like something else; made as a copy of something else
- a duplicate invoice
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’.Definitions on the go
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