duplicate

³du·pli·cate

noun \-kət\

Definition of DUPLICATE

1

a : either of two things exactly alike and usually produced at the same time or by the same process b : an additional copy of something (as a book or stamp) already in a collection

2

: one that resembles or corresponds to another : counterpart

3

: two identical copies —used in the phrase in duplicate

Examples of DUPLICATE

1. In case you lose your keys, keep a set of duplicates somewhere safe.
2. <doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages>

First Known Use of DUPLICATE

1532

Related to DUPLICATE

Synonyms: alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, image, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin

Antonyms: archetype, original, prototype

Related Words: Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms: antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

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