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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
duplicate
du·pli·cate [duplicate duplicates duplicated duplicating] verb, adjective, noun verb BrE [ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt] ; NAmE [ˈduːplɪkeɪt] 1. often passive ~ sth to make an exact copy of sth •a duplicated form 2. ~ sth to do sth again, especially when it is unnecessary •There's no point in duplicating work already done. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Example Bank: •I wanted to avoid simply duplicating work that had already been done. •The original experiment cannot be exactly duplicated. •This is a natural look which you can easily duplicate at home. •Please keep the duplicated form and send us the original. •There's no point in duplicating work already done. Idiom: ↑in duplicate Derived Word: ↑duplication adjective BrE [ˈdjuːplɪkət] ; NAmE [ˈduːplɪkət] only before noun exactly like sth else; made as a copy of sth else •a duplicate invoice Word Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. noun BrE [ˈdjuːplɪkət] ; NAmE [ˈduːplɪkət] one of two or more things that are the same in every detail Syn: ↑copy •Is this a duplicate or the original? Word Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘having two corresponding parts’): from Latin duplicat- ‘doubled’, from the verb duplicare, from duplic- ‘twofold’, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Example Bank: •The contract is prepared in duplicate, so that both parties can sign it. •The ring was an exact duplicate of her mother's ring. •We made a duplicate of the key.
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