verb, adjective, noun
verb [VN]
1 [oftenpassive] to make an exact copy of sth:
a duplicated form / letter
2 to do sth again, especially when it is unnecessary:
There's no point in duplicating work already done.
duplication noun [U,C]
adjective [onlybeforenoun] exactly like sth else; made as a copy of sth else:
a duplicate invoice
noun one of two or more things that are the same in every detail
SYNCOPY:
Is this a duplicate or the original?
IDIOMS
in duplicate (of documents, etc.) as two copies that are exactly the same in every detail:
to prepare a contract in duplicate
compareTRIPLICATE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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