adj · noun · verb · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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.
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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.
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Synonyms: none provided
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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.
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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.
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Synonyms: none provided
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract