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Duplication

//d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of duplicating. countable, uncountable

    "Another argument for closing Woodhead was simply one of route duplication, and this was the main reason put forward by BR at the time."

  2. 2
    the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something wordnet
  3. 3
    A duplicate. countable, uncountable

    "Counting crimes as given in the index to the Penal Code, their number is nearly twice as great as that stated, but as some are only duplications I have reduced my estimate that it may be well within the limits of the fact."

  4. 4
    a copy that corresponds to an original exactly wordnet
  5. 5
    A folding over; a fold. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action. countable, uncountable

    "duplication of cartilage cells"

  2. 7
    The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English duplicacioun, from Middle French duplication, from Late Latin duplicātiō, duplicātiōnem, from Latin duplicō. Morphologically duplicate + -ion.

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