- one of two or more things that are the same in every detail; a copy of an original synonym copy
- Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates.
- Is this a duplicate or the original?
Extra Examples- The ring was an exact duplicate of her mother's ring.
- We made a duplicate of the key.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exact
- create
- make
- in duplicate
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’.
Idioms
See duplicate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee duplicate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin duplicate
- (of documents, etc.) as two copies that are exactly the same in every detail
- The contract is prepared in duplicate, so that both parties can sign it.
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