| Main Entry: |
duplicate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
make a copy; repeat |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, act like, clone,
copy,
counterfeit,
ditto*, do a takeoff, do again, do like,
double, dualize, dupe,
echo,
fake, go like,
imitate, knock off, make like, make replica, make twofold,
manifold, mimeo,
mirror, multiply,
phony, photocopy, photostat,
pirate*,
redo, redouble, reduplicate, remake, replicate, repro,
reproduce, rework, stat, take off as,
trace
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| Notes: |
duplication may be regarded as an activity because one duplicates (makes again) something, but replication is a process in which something is replicated (copied) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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