R E F E R E N C E S
1 Duplicate vt [15c] 1: to make double or twofold 2a: to make a copy of [a cell __s itself when it divides] b: to produce something equal to [trying to __ last year's success] c: to do over or again often needlessly [duplicated effort] -vi: to become duplicated; also: Repeat
2 Duplicate n [1532] 1a: either of two things exactly alike and usu. produced at the same time or by the same process b: an additional copy of something [as a book or stamp] already in a collection 2: one that resembles or corresponds to another: Counterpart 3: two identical copies -used in the phrase in duuplicate -syn See Reproduction
Duplication n [15c] 1a: the act or process of duplicating b: the quality or state of being duplicated 2: duplicate, Counterpart 3: a part of a chromosome in which the genetic material is repeated; also: the process of forming a duplication
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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