duplicate¹

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ UK /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ See IPA manual

noun / adj

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Homographs: duplicate² /ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ — verb

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Meanings

1

noun
An exact copy of something.

I keep a duplicate of the key in case I lose the original.
2

adj
Exactly the same as another; being a copy.

This is a duplicate entry, so please delete one of them.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an exact copy of something. copy

Word family

Forms duplicatedduplicatesduplicating

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Phrases (1)

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duplicate key
an exact copy of an original key

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Topics

General Vocabulary

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