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duplicates

14 definitions • 20 examples
1
to make an exact copy of something:

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The documents had been duplicated.
Parenthood is an experience nothing else can duplicate.
2
being an exact copy of something:

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The thieves were equipped with duplicate keys to the safe.
Keep a set of duplicate keys in a safe place, in case you lose the originals.
3
something that is an exact copy of something else:

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I lost the original form so they sent me a duplicate.
4
If a form is in duplicate, an exact copy has been made of it:

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The application has to be completed in duplicate.
5
to make an exact copy of something:

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Businesses should make sure important records and files are duplicated and stored in another location.
6
something that is an exact copy of something else:

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I lost the original form so they sent me a duplicate.
7
If a form is in duplicate, an exact copy has been made of it:

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The application has to be completed in duplicate.
8
to make an exact copy of something:

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There's a machine that can duplicate nine DVDs at a time.
9
to do something again that has already been done, when this is unnecessary:

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Some of the proposed laws duplicate those already adopted by the federal government.
10
to make something happen again in the same way as it happened before:

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easy/difficult/impossible to duplicate Their past success might be hard to duplicate.
11
made as an exact copy of something:

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12
done or made for a second time, especially when this is not necessary, or in order to deceive:

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13
an exact copy of something:

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I have lost the document and my boss says she cannot provide a duplicate.
a duplicate of sth Ask the bank to send you a duplicate of the bank statement each month.
14
if a document is in duplicate, two copies of it are made:

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