duplication

[ doo-pli-key-shuh n, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdyu- /
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noun

an act or instance of duplicating.
the state of being duplicated.
a duplicate.
Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.

Origin of duplication

1490–1500; (< Anglo-French) < Latin duplicātiōn- (stem of duplicātiō), equivalent to duplicāt(us) (see duplicate) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM duplication

non·du·pli·ca·tion, noun pre·du·pli·ca·tion, noun self-du·pli·ca·tion, noun su·per·du·pli·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby duplication

duplexer, duplicable, duplicate, duplicate bridge, duplicating machine, duplication, duplication of chromosomes, duplication of the cube, duplicator, duplicature, duplicatus

Words related to duplication

comparison, corollary, resemblance, analogy, similarity, reproduction, replication, photocopy, replica, impersonation, reflection, impression, clone, mimicry, parody, correspondence, correspondent, likeness, correlate, double

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British Dictionary definitions for duplication

duplication
/ (ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated
a copy; duplicate
genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome

Medical definitions for duplication

duplication
[ dōō′plĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

The existence or growth into two corresponding parts.