DUPLICATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does duplicate mean?
• DUPLICATE (noun)
The noun DUPLICATE has 2 senses:
1. something additional of the same kind
2. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Familiarity information: DUPLICATE used as a noun is rare.
• DUPLICATE (adjective)
The adjective DUPLICATE has 2 senses:
1. identically copied from an original
2. being two identical
Familiarity information: DUPLICATE used as an adjective is rare.
• DUPLICATE (verb)
The verb DUPLICATE has 4 senses:
1. make or do or perform again
2. duplicate or match
3. make a duplicate or duplicates of
4. increase twofold
Familiarity information: DUPLICATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DUPLICATE (noun)
Meaning:
Something additional of the same kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
duplicate; extra
Context example:
he always carried extras in case of an emergency
Hypernyms ("duplicate" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Meaning:
A copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
duplication; duplicate
Context example:
he made a duplicate for the files
Hypernyms ("duplicate" is a kind of...):
copy (a secondary representation of an original)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "duplicate"):
backup; computer backup ((computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device)
counterpart; similitude; twin (a duplicate copy)
match; mate (an exact duplicate)
• DUPLICATE (adjective)
Meaning:
Identically copied from an original
Context example:
a duplicate key
Similar:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Meaning:
Being two identical
Synonyms:
twinned; matching; twin; duplicate
Similar:
matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)
• DUPLICATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make or do or perform again
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
duplicate; reduplicate; repeat; replicate; double
Context example:
He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
Hypernyms (to "duplicate" is one way to...):
reproduce (make a copy or equivalent of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "duplicate"):
copy; replicate (reproduce or make an exact copy of)
recapitulate (repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life)
geminate; reduplicate (form by reduplication)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Duplicate or match
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
twin; duplicate; parallel
Context example:
The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Hypernyms (to "duplicate" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make a duplicate or duplicates of
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Could you please duplicate this letter for me?
Hypernyms (to "duplicate" is one way to...):
reproduce (make a copy or equivalent of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Increase twofold
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
double; duplicate
Context example:
The population doubled within 50 years
Hypernyms (to "duplicate" is one way to...):
manifold; multiply (combine or increase by multiplication)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "duplicate"):
redouble (double again)
geminate (arrange or combine in pairs)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
