quadruplicate
[ noun, adjective kwo-droo-pli-kit; verb kwo-droo-pli-keyt ]
/ noun, adjective kwɒˈdru plɪ kɪt; verb kwɒˈdru plɪˌkeɪt /
noun
one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
adjective
consisting of four identical parts.
pertaining to a fourth item or copy of something.
verb (used with object), quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing.
to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
to make four times as great.
Idioms for quadruplicate
in quadruplicate,
in four identical copies.
Origin of quadruplicate
1650–60; < Latin
quadruplicātus (past participle of
quadruplicāre), equivalent to
quadruplic- (stem of
quadruplex
quadruplex) +
-ātus
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM quadruplicate
quad·ru·pli·ca·tion, quad·ru·pli·ca·ture [kwo-droo-pli-kuh-cher] /kwɒˈdru plɪ kə tʃər/, nounWords nearby quadruplicate
quadruple,
quadruple run,
quadruple time,
quadruplet,
quadruplex,
quadruplicate,
quadruplicity,
quadrupole,
quads,
quaere,
quaestor
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British Dictionary definitions for quadruplicate
quadruplicate
adjective (kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
fourfold or quadruple
verb (kwɒˈdruːplɪˌkeɪt)
to multiply or be multiplied by four
noun (kwɒˈdruːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
a group or set of four things
Derived forms of quadruplicate
quadruplication, nounWord Origin for quadruplicate
C17: from Latin
quadruplicāre to increase fourfold