duplicate, matching, twin, twinned
(adjective) being two identical
duplicate
(adjective) identically copied from an original; “a duplicate key”
duplicate, duplication
(noun) a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; “he made a duplicate for the files”
extra, duplicate
(noun) something additional of the same kind; “he always carried extras in case of an emergency”
double, duplicate
(verb) increase twofold; “The population doubled within 50 years”
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
(verb) make or do or perform again; “He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”
duplicate
(verb) make a duplicate or duplicates of; “Could you please duplicate this letter for me?”
twin, duplicate, parallel
(verb) duplicate or match; “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
duplicate (not comparable)
Being the same as another; identical.
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
duplicate (third-person singular simple present duplicates, present participle duplicating, simple past and past participle duplicated)
(transitive) To make a copy of.
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
(transitive) To produce something equal to.
• (to make a copy of): double; see also duplicate
duplicate (countable and uncountable, plural duplicates)
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
(legal) 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.
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
• reproduction
Source: Wiktionary
Du"pli*cate, a. Etym: [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See Duplex.]
Definition: Double; twofold. Duplicate proportion or ratio (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical proportion, the first term to the third is said to be in a duplicate ratio of the first to the second, or as its square is to the square of the second. Thus, in 2, 4, 8, 16, the ratio of 2 to 8 is a duplicate of that of 2 to 4, or as the square of 2 is to the square of 4.
Du"pli*cate, n.
1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart. I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. Sir W. Temple.
2. (Law)
Definition: 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. Burrill.
Du"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Duplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Duplicating.]
1. To double; to fold; to render double.
2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of. Glanvill.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
