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- [doo-pli-key-shuh n, dyoo-]
- /ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdyu-/
- /ˌdjuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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- [doo-pli-key-shuh n, dyoo-]
- /ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdyu-/
Definitions of duplication word
- noun duplication an act or instance of duplicating. 1
- noun duplication the state of being duplicated. 1
- noun duplication a duplicate. 1
- noun duplication Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated. 1
- noun duplication The action or process of duplicating something. 1
- noun duplication act of copying 1
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Origin of duplication
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; (< Anglo-French) < Latin duplicātiōn- (stem of duplicātiō), equivalent to duplicāt(us) (see duplicate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Duplication
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duplication popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
duplication usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for duplication
noun duplication
- double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
Antonyms for duplication
noun duplication
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
Top questions with duplication
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