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Meaning of duplicate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  duplicate
      adj 1: identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"
      2: being two identical [syn: {duplicate}, {matching}, {twin(a)},
         {twinned}]
      n 1: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried
           extras in case of an emergency" [syn: {extra}, {duplicate}]
      2: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a
         duplicate for the files" [syn: {duplicate}, {duplication}]
      v 1: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his
           brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn:
           {duplicate}, {reduplicate}, {double}, {repeat},
           {replicate}]
      2: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face
         and chest in reverse" [syn: {twin}, {duplicate}, {parallel}]
      3: make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please
         duplicate this letter for me?"
      4: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
         [syn: {double}, {duplicate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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