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quadruplicate

Translate quadruplicate | into Italian
Definition of quadruplicate

adjective

Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdruːplɪkət/
  • consisting of four parts or elements.
  • of which four copies are made.

verb

Pronunciation: /kwɒˈdruːplɪkeɪt/
[with object]
  • multiply (something) by four.
  • (usually as adjective quadruplicated) make or provide in quadruplicate.

Phrases

in quadruplicate

in four identical copies.

Derivatives

quadruplication

Pronunciation: /-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin quadruplicat- 'quadrupled', from the verb quadruplicare, from quadruplex, quadruplic- 'fourfold', from quadru- 'four' + plicare 'to fold'

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Definition of quadruplicate in the US English dictionary

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