duplation

[ doo-pley-shuh n, dyoo- ]
/ duˈpleɪ ʃən, dyu- /

noun

multiplication by two; doubling.

Origin of duplation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin duplātiōn-, stem of duplātiō a doubling, equivalent to duplāt(us) ( dupl(us) duple + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

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