quadruplicate
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quad·ru·pli·cate
(kwŏ-dro͞o′plĭ-kĭt)adj.
1. Multiplied by four; quadruple.
2. Fourth in a group of four identical things.
n.
One of a group of four identical things.
tr. & intr.v. (-kāt′) quad·ru·pli·cat·ed, quad·ru·pli·cat·ing, quad·ru·pli·cates
To multiply or be multiplied four times.
[Latin quadruplicātus, past participle of quadruplicāre, to multiply by four, from quadruplex, fourfold : quadru-, quadri-, quadri- + -plex, -fold; see duplex.]
quad·ru′pli·cate·ly (-kĭt-lē) adv.
quad·ru′pli·ca′tion n.
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quadruplicate
adj
fourfold or quadruple
vb
to multiply or be multiplied by four
n
a group or set of four things
[C17: from Latin quadruplicāre to increase fourfold]
quadˌrupliˈcation n
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quad•ru•pli•cate
(n., adj. kwɒˈdru plɪ kɪt; v. -ˌkeɪt)n., adj., v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. n.
1. one of four copies or identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material.
adj. 2. consisting of four identical parts.
3. pertaining to a fourth item or copy.
v.t. 4. to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
5. to make four times as great.
[1650–60; < Latin quadruplicātus, past participle of quadruplicāre, v. derivative of quadruplex, s. quadruplic- quadru- plex; see -ate1]
quad•ru`pli•ca′tion, n.
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quadruplicate
Past participle: quadruplicated
Gerund: quadruplicating
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| Noun | 1. | quadruplicate - any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate" copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| Verb | 1. | quadruplicate - reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" |
| Adj. | 1. | quadruplicate - having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
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Translations
نُسْخَةٌ من أربَع
ve čtyřech exemlářích
i fire kopier
í fjórum eintökum
keturiais egzemplioriais
četros eksemplāros
štvormo
dört nüsha
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quadruplicate
(kwəˈdruːplikət) : in quadruplicate in four identical copies. Please fill out this form in quadruplicate.
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