septuplicate
[ noun, adjective sep-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-; verb sep-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo- ]
/ noun, adjective sɛpˈtu plɪ kɪt, -ˈtyu-; verb sɛpˈtu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈtyu- /
noun
a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
adjective
having or consisting of seven identical parts; sevenfold.
noting the seventh copy or item.
verb (used with object), sep·tu·pli·cat·ed, sep·tu·pli·cat·ing.
to make seven copies of.
to make seven times as great, as by multiplying.
Origin of septuplicate
< Medieval Latin
septuplicātus (past participle of
septuplicāre to multiply by seven), equivalent to Late Latin
septu(plus)
septuple +
-plicātus, as in
quadruplicātus; see
quadruplicate
Words nearby septuplicate
septum,
septum pellucidum,
septum penis,
septuple,
septuplet,
septuplicate,
sepulcher,
sepulchral,
sepulchre,
sepulture,
seq.
British Dictionary definitions for septuplicate
septuplicate
/ (sɛpˈtjuːplɪkət) /
noun
a group or set of seven things
adjective
having or being in seven parts; sevenfold