QUINTUPLICATE


Meaning of QUINTUPLICATE in English

I. (ˈ)kwin.|tüplə̇kə̇]t, -lēk- sometimes -ləˌkā]; usu ]d.+V adjective

Etymology: Latin quintuplicatus, past participle of quintuplicare to quintuplicate, from quintuplic-, quintuplex quintuple

: made in five identical copies : fivefold

II. noun

( -s )

1. : a fifth thing like four others of the same kind

2. : five copies all alike — used with in

typed in quintuplicate

III. -ləˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to multiply by five : quintuple : reproduce four times ; specifically : to make at one time an original and four carbon copies of

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