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duplication

dup·li·ca·tion

UK/djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/dʒuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

  • “he made a duplicate for the files”
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2.

the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

  • “this kind of duplication is wasteful”
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Origin

From Middle English duplicacioun, from Middle French duplication, from Late Latin duplicātiō, duplicātiōnem, from Latin duplicō. Morphologically duplicate + -ion.

Phrases

  • 8p23.1 duplication syndrome
  • duplication of the cube
  • penile duplication
  • whole-genome duplication

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