duplicate

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ / /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkət/ / /ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ / /ˈd͡ʒʉwplɪkɛjt/

Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
“This is a duplicate entry.”
In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
“duplicate whist”
“duplicate Scrabble”

Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
“This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.”
“July 20, 1678, William Temple, letter to the Lord Treasurer I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.”
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.
“"Sir, I hope you will excuse what I am going to say; but having observed that you frequently pledge similar goods to these at our shop, which are afterwards taken out by other persons, I take for granted you are in the habit of selling the duplicates;[…]"”
The game of duplicate bridge.
“The momentary madness which infects bridge players occurs frequently at rubber bridge and duplicate; and though it rarely results in murder, it often terminates marriages and close friendships[…]”
The game of duplicate Scrabble.
A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
“Each collection, which may be a unicate or several specimens as duplicates in several herbaria, constitutes a record in the Conifer Database.”

Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.

To make a copy of.
“If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?”
“Can you duplicate this kind of key?”
To do repeatedly; to do again.
“You don't need to duplicate my efforts.”
To produce something equal to.
“He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.”