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duplicate

Pronunciation: [ˈduːplɪkɪt]

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Learn how to use duplicate in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “similarity”

(noun) a copy of something. It can be a paper, a photograph, or even a file on a computer. When you make a duplicate, you have two things that are the same.

Example

I made a duplicate of my homework so I could keep one at home.

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I couldn't find a duplicate of the lost document; it was the only one I had.

Example

Do you need a duplicate of the original document for your records?

Context: “creation”

(verb) to make an exact copy of something. When you duplicate something, you create another one that looks just like the first.

Example

I will duplicate this recipe so I can share it with my friend.

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I cannot duplicate the artwork exactly because it was too complex.

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Can you duplicate this file onto my USB drive?

Context: “similarity”

(adjective) something that is exactly the same as another. If two things are duplicate, they are identical versions of each other.

Example

The two reports were duplicate copies, which made it easy to compare them.

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These documents are not duplicate; one is an original while the other is a summary.

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Are these two forms duplicate versions of the same application?

How to pronounce duplicate

Pronunciation: [ˈduːplɪkɪt]

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