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duplicate

/dˈupləkət/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. make or do or perform again
    “He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”
  2. duplicate or match
    “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
  3. make a duplicate or duplicates of
    “Could you please duplicate this letter for me?”
  4. increase twofold
    “The population doubled within 50 years”

adjective

  1. identically copied from an original
    “a duplicate key”
  2. being two identical

noun

  1. something additional of the same kind
    “he always carried extras in case of an emergency”
  2. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
    “he made a duplicate for the files”

Synonyms for duplicate

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