I. (ˈ)kwä|drüplə̇kə̇t, kwəˈd-, -plēk- sometimes (ˈ)kwȯ|- or -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V adjective
Etymology: Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare
1. : made in four identical copies : fourfold
2. : fourth — used of one of a set of printed copies
the duplicate and triplicate copies … transmitted to the court to which the petition is to be transferred, and the quadruplicate copy transmitted to the district director — U.S. Code
II. -ləˌkāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare, from quadruplic-, quadruplex
: to multiply by four : quadruple : reproduce thrice ; specifically : to make at one time an original and three carbon copies of
III. -lə̇kə̇t, -lēkə̇t sometimes -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: quadruplicate (I)
1. : a fourth thing like three others of the same kind
2. : four copies all alike — used with in
typed in quadruplicate