noun, plural: duplicates
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
Twofold; double; identical; resembling the other.
To make a copy of something; to produce or do a repetition of something; to double; to reproduce by dividing oneself into two, as in infusoria duplicating to form another of their kind.
''Word origin: From Latin duplicatus (past participle of duplicare).
Related forms: duplicates (verb: simple present), duplicating (verb: present participle), duplicated (verb: simple past)
Related term: duplication