The verb is pronounced /dju:plɪkeɪt, AM du:-/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /dju:plɪkət, AM du:-/.
( duplicated)
1.
If you duplicate something that has already been done, you repeat or copy it.
His task will be to duplicate his success overseas here at home...
= replicate
VERB : V n
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Duplicate is also a noun.
Charles scored again, with an exact duplicate of his first goal.
N-COUNT
2.
To duplicate something which has been written, drawn, or recorded onto tape means to make exact copies of it.
...a business which duplicates video and cinema tapes for the movie makers.
= copy
VERB : V n
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Duplicate is also a noun.
I’m on my way to Switzerland, but I’ve lost my card. I’ve got to get a duplicate.
N-COUNT : also in N
3.
Duplicate is used to describe things that have been made as an exact copy of other things, usually in order to serve the same purpose.
He let himself in with a duplicate key.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
see also duplication