quadruplicate

1 of 4

adjective

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət 

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

2 of 4

verb

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-plə-ˌkāt 

quadruplicated; quadruplicating

transitive verb

1

: to make quadruple or fourfold

2

: to prepare in quadruplicate

quadruplication

kwä-ˌdrü-plə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

quadruplicate

3 of 4

noun (1)

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət 

1

: four copies all alike

—used with in

typed in quadruplicate

2

: one of four things exactly alike

specifically : one of four identical copies

quadruplication

4 of 4

noun (2)

qua·​dru·​pli·​ca·​tion kwäˌdrüpləˈkāshən 

plural -s

1

: the act, process, or result of quadrupling

2

[Medieval Latin quadruplication-, quadruplicatio (influenced in meaning by Late Latin replication-, replicatio reply), from Late Latin, act of quadrupling] : a rebuttal pleading of the respondent or libelee corresponding to a common law rebutter with the original exception or answer having been followed by the replication or reply, duplication or rejoinder, triplication or surrejoinder

Examples of quadruplicate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Meanwhile, the sheer curtains came alive with layered projections — solar flares, pulsing wavelengths, images of Reznor casting ghostly echoes of himself across the gauze in duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

Noun (2)

Late Latin quadruplication-, quadruplicatio, from Latin quadruplicatus (past participle of quadruplicare) + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quadruplicate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

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