Duplicated
/ˈdjuːplɪkeɪtɪd/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo make or produce an exact copy of something.
/ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/
To make an exact copy of something.
They duplicated the key to make a spare.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a favorite toy, and you want another one just like it. To *duplicate* it means to make an exact copy of that toy! Like, if you have a recipe, you duplicate the recipe, you can get the exact same cake again.
👶 For kids: To make something the same as something else.
More Examples
The printer can duplicate documents quickly.
The software allows you to easily duplicate files.
How It's Used
"The company duplicated the files to create a backup."
"The marketing team duplicated the successful campaign strategy."
Being a copy or replica; having been duplicated.
/ˈdjuːplɪkeɪtɪd/
Being a copy or replica of something else.
The duplicated document was accepted as evidence.
💡 Simply: If you have a duplicated document, it means you have an extra, identical version! Like a second copy of your homework, just in case.
👶 For kids: Exactly the same as something else.
More Examples
She received a duplicated email.
I need a duplicated copy of my ID.
How It's Used
"The court required a duplicated copy of the original document."
"She kept a duplicated set of the invoices for her records."
Idioms & expressions
duplicate bridge
A card game in which the same hands are dealt to different tables so that the players can compare their results.
"We are playing duplicate bridge tonight."
From Latin *duplicatus*, past participle of *duplicare* ('to double'), from *duplex* ('double').
The word 'duplicate' has been used since the 15th century, originally as a verb meaning 'to double'. Its use as an adjective and a noun followed.
Memory tip
Think of making two plates of a cake; you've duplicated one.
Word Origin
"double"