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quadruplicate

[ noun, adjective kwo-droo-pli-kit; verb kwo-droo-pli-keyt ]
/ noun, adjective kwɒˈdru plɪ kɪt; verb kwɒˈdru plɪˌkeɪt /
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noun
one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
adjective
consisting of four identical parts.
pertaining to a fourth item or copy of something.
verb (used with object), quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing.
to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
to make four times as great.
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Idioms about quadruplicate

    in quadruplicate, in four identical copies.

Origin of quadruplicate

1650–60; <Latin quadruplicātus (past participle of quadruplicāre), equivalent to quadruplic- (stem of quadruplexquadruplex) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM quadruplicate

quad·ru·pli·ca·tion, quad·ru·pli·ca·ture [kwo-droo-pli-kuh-cher], /kwɒˈdru plɪ kə tʃər/, noun

Words nearby quadruplicate

quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex, quadruplicate, quadruplicity, quadrupole, quads, quaere, quaestor
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Words related to quadruplicate

quadruple, quaternary, tetrad, quadripartite, quadrivial, quaternate

How to use quadruplicate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for quadruplicate

quadruplicate
adjective (kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
fourfold or quadruple
verb (kwɒˈdruːplɪˌkeɪt)
to multiply or be multiplied by four
noun (kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
a group or set of four things

Derived forms of quadruplicate

quadruplication, noun

Word Origin for quadruplicate

C17: from Latin quadruplicāre to increase fourfold
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