Main Entry:
duplicate
[ n., adj. doo -pli-kit, dyoo -; v. doo -pli-keyt, dyoo -] Show IPA / n., adj. ˈduplɪkɪt, ˈdyu-; v. ˈduplɪˌkeɪt, ˈdyu-/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
make a copy; repeat
Synonyms:
Xerox, act like, clone,
copy ,
counterfeit ,
ditto *, do a takeoff, do again, do like,
double , dualize,
dupe ,
echo ,
fake , go like,
imitate , knock off, make like, make replica, make twofold ,
manifold , mimeo,
mirror ,
multiply ,
phony , photocopy, photostat,
pirate *,
redo , redouble, reduplicate, remake,
replicate , repro,
reproduce , rework, stat, take off as,
trace
Notes:
duplication may be regarded as an activity because one duplicates (makes again) something, but replication is a process in which something is replicated (copied)
* = informal/non-formal usage
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