Standard Lemma guide

duplicate

adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkət/
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  • /ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkɛjt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D UW1 P L AH0 K AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D UW1 P L AH0 K EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • This is a duplicate entry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: games

Examples

  • duplicate whist
  • duplicate Scrabble

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
  • July 20, 1678, William Temple, letter to the Lord Treasurer I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tombstone

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The game of duplicate bridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The game of duplicate Scrabble.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To make a copy of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
  • Can you duplicate this kind of key?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To do repeatedly; to do again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You don't need to duplicate my efforts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To produce something equal to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adjective satellite

Meaning 12

being two identical

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: matching, twin(a), twinned

Antonyms: none provided

13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

identically copied from an original

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a duplicate key

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he made a duplicate for the files

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duplication

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: copy

Narrower terms: backup, computer backup, counterpart, similitude, twin, match, mate

15

noun

Meaning 15

something additional of the same kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he always carried extras in case of an emergency

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artifact, artefact

16

verb

Meaning 16

increase twofold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The population doubled within 50 years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: double

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: multiply, manifold

Narrower terms: redouble, geminate

17

verb

Meaning 17

make or do or perform again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce

Narrower terms: replicate, copy, recapitulate, reduplicate, geminate

18

verb

Meaning 18

make a duplicate or duplicates of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Could you please duplicate this letter for me?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce

19

verb

Meaning 19

duplicate or match

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twin, parallel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

History

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh1 Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

Across languages

Translations

137 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ভুৱা (bhua) — identical
  • Assamese: নকল (nokol) — identical
  • Bulgarian: идентичен (identičen) — identical
  • Bulgarian: аналогичен (analogičen) — identical
  • Bulgarian: дубликатен (dublikaten) — identical
  • Catalan: duplicat — identical
  • Catalan: duplicada — identical
  • Finnish: kaksois- — identical
  • French: dupliqué — identical
  • French: dupliquée — identical
  • Galician: duplicado — identical
  • Galician: duplicada — identical
  • German: dupliziert — identical
  • German: verdoppelt — identical
  • Hindi: प्रतिलिपि (pratilipi) — identical
  • Hindi: अनुकृति (anukŕti) — identical
  • Italian: duplicato — identical
  • Italian: duplicata — identical
  • Portuguese: duplicado — identical
  • Portuguese: duplicada — identical
  • Romanian: duplicat — identical
  • Russian: дубликат (dublikat) — identical
  • Russian: дублирующий (dublirujuščij) — identical
  • Spanish: duplicado — identical
  • Tagalog: kahalintulad — identical
  • Tagalog: katulad — identical
  • Armenian: կրկնակ (krknak) — an identical copy
  • Armenian: պատճեն (patčen) — an identical copy
  • Bulgarian: дубликат (dublikat) — an identical copy
  • Catalan: duplicat — an identical copy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複本 /复本 (fùběn) — an identical copy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複製 /复制 (fùzhì) — an identical copy
  • Czech: duplikát — an identical copy
  • Czech: kopie — an identical copy
  • Finnish: kopio — an identical copy
  • Finnish: kaksoiskappale — an identical copy
  • Finnish: jäljennös — an identical copy
  • Finnish: duplikaatti — an identical copy
  • French: duplicata — an identical copy
  • French: double — an identical copy
  • French: copie — an identical copy
  • Georgian: დუბლიკატი (dubliḳaṭi) — an identical copy
  • Georgian: ასლი (asli) — an identical copy
  • German: Duplikat — an identical copy
  • German: Kopie — an identical copy
  • Indonesian: duplikat — an identical copy
  • Irish: macasamhail — an identical copy
  • Italian: duplicato — an identical copy
  • Italian: doppione — an identical copy
  • Japanese: 複写 (fukusha) — an identical copy
  • Japanese: 写し (utsushi) — an identical copy
  • Japanese: デュプリケート (dyupurikēto) — an identical copy
  • Kannada: ಪಡಿಯಚ್ಚು (paḍiyaccu) — an identical copy
  • Kazakh: телнұсқа (telnūsqa) — an identical copy
  • Korean: 복제 (bokje) — an identical copy
  • Māori: kape — an identical copy
  • Occitan: còpia — an identical copy
  • Occitan: duplicat — an identical copy
  • Polish: duplikat — an identical copy
  • Portuguese: cópia — an identical copy
  • Portuguese: duplicata — an identical copy
  • Romanian: duplicat — an identical copy
  • Romanian: copie — an identical copy
  • Romanian: dublare — an identical copy
  • Russian: дублика́т (dublikát) — an identical copy
  • Russian: ко́пия (kópija) — an identical copy
  • Serbo-Croatian: duplikat — an identical copy
  • Spanish: duplicado — an identical copy
  • Tagalog: duhasipi — an identical copy
  • Vietnamese: bản sao — an identical copy
  • Bulgarian: дубликат (dublikat) — (law) a valid copy of a document
  • Bulgarian: правя копие (pravja kopie) — to make a copy of
  • Catalan: duplicar — to make a copy of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複製 /复制 (fùzhì) — to make a copy of
  • Czech: zdvojit — to make a copy of
  • Dutch: dupliceren — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: kopioida — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: kahdentaa — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: jäljentää — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: monistaa — to make a copy of
  • French: copier — to make a copy of
  • French: dupliquer — to make a copy of
  • German: vervielfältigen — to make a copy of
  • German: kopieren — to make a copy of
  • German: duplizieren — to make a copy of
  • German: duplieren — to make a copy of
  • German: verdoppeln — to make a copy of
  • German: nachmachen — to make a copy of
  • Hindi: अनुकृति करना (anukŕti karnā) — to make a copy of
  • Hindi: अनुकरण करना (anukraṇ karnā) — to make a copy of
  • Ido: duopligar — to make a copy of
  • Irish: dúbail — to make a copy of
  • Italian: duplicare — to make a copy of
  • Japanese: 複写する (fukusha-suru) — to make a copy of
  • Japanese: 複製する (fukusei-suru) — to make a copy of
  • Korean: 복사하다 (boksahada) — to make a copy of
  • Māori: kape — to make a copy of
  • Māori: tārua — to make a copy of
  • Portuguese: duplicar — to make a copy of
  • Quechua: iskaychay — to make a copy of
  • Romanian: duplica — to make a copy of
  • Romanian: dubla — to make a copy of
  • Romanian: copia — to make a copy of
  • Russian: де́лать дублика́т (délatʹ dublikát) — to make a copy of
  • Russian: де́лать ко́пию (délatʹ kópiju) — to make a copy of
  • Russian: размножа́ть (razmnožátʹ) — to make a copy of
  • Russian: размно́жить (razmnóžitʹ) — to make a copy of
  • Russian: дубли́ровать (dublírovatʹ) — to make a copy of
  • Spanish: duplicar — to make a copy of
  • Swedish: duplicera — to make a copy of
  • Turkish: kopyalamak — to make a copy of
  • Turkish: kopyasını çıkarmak — to make a copy of
  • Vietnamese: nhân bản — to make a copy of
  • Vietnamese: sao chép — to make a copy of
  • Vietnamese: sao lục — to make a copy of
  • Bulgarian: повтарям (povtarjam) — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Bulgarian: повторя (povtorja) — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Finnish: tehdä uudelleen — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Finnish: toistaa — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • German: wiederholen — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • German: nachmachen — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • German: kopieren — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Hindi: दोहराना (dohrānā) — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Māori: pūrua — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Māori: tārua — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Spanish: repetir — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Spanish: duplicar — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Vietnamese: lặp lại — to do repeatedly; to do again
  • Bulgarian: дублирам (dubliram) — to produce something equal to
  • Finnish: tehdä samanlainen — to produce something equal to
  • Finnish: tehdä samalla tavalla — to produce something equal to
  • Finnish: jäljentää — to produce something equal to
  • Finnish: kopioida — to produce something equal to
  • German: entsprechen — to produce something equal to
  • German: etwas entgegenhalten — to produce something equal to
  • Vietnamese: bắt chước — to produce something equal to
  • Vietnamese: làm theo — to produce something equal to
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