quadruplicate

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adjective

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət How to pronounce quadruplicate (audio)
1
: consisting of or existing in four corresponding or identical parts or examples
quadruplicate invoices
2
: being the fourth of four things exactly alike

quadruplicate

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verb

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-plə-ˌkāt How to pronounce quadruplicate (audio)
quadruplicated; quadruplicating

transitive verb

1
: to make quadruple or fourfold
2
: to prepare in quadruplicate
quadruplication noun

quadruplicate

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noun

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət How to pronounce quadruplicate (audio)
1
: four copies all alike
used with in
typed in quadruplicate
2
: one of four things exactly alike
specifically : one of four identical copies

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare to quadruple, from quadruplic-, quadruplex fourfold, from quadri- + -plic-, -plex fold — more at -fold

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quadruplicate was in 1656

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Cite this Entry

“Quadruplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruplicate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

quadruplicate

noun
qua·​dru·​pli·​cate
kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət
1
: four copies all alike
used with in
papers typed in quadruplicate
2
: one of four things exactly alike
especially : one of four identical copies
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