About The Word Duplication

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Duplication

Duplication Meaning & Definition
Duplication Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Duplication?

[n] the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
[n] a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Duplication: duplicate | gemination

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See Also | backup | computer backup | copy | copying | counterpart | match | mate | similitude | twin

Duplication In Webster's Dictionary

\Du`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. duplicatio: cf. F. duplication.] 1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold. 2. (Biol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells. --Carpenter. {Duplication of the cube} (Math.), the operation of finding a cube having a volume which is double that of a given cube.

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