"biplicity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin bi- (“twice”). Bailey (1736) suggests borrowing from Latin biplicitas, but this is not well attested. Compare duplicity, from Latin duplicare (“double”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|bi-||twice}} Latin bi- (“twice”), {{noncog|la|duplicare||double}} Latin duplicare (“double”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biplicity (uncountable)
  1. The state of being twice folded; reduplication. Tags: uncountable
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  2. Doubleness, the state of being double. Tags: uncountable
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