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B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

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

verb

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Homographs: duplicate¹ /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ — noun / adj

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Meanings

1

verb
To make an exact copy of something.

Please duplicate this document and send a copy to each member.
2

verb
To do something again that has already been done, often unnecessarily.

You don't need to duplicate my efforts; I've already finished it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make an exact copy of... copy double

Etymology

Topics

General Vocabulary

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