QUINTUPLICATE


Meaning of QUINTUPLICATE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: kwin- ' tü-pli-k ə t, - ' tyü-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin quintuplicatus, past participle of quintuplicare to quintuple, from quintuplus quintuple

Date: 1656

1 : consisting of or existing in five corresponding or identical parts or examples < quintuplicate invoices>

2 : being the fifth of five things exactly alike <file the quintuplicate copy>

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