"quadruplicate" meaning in English

See quadruplicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/ [US]
Etymology: From Latin quadruplicatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|quadruplicatus}} Latin quadruplicatus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quadruplicate (not comparable)
  1. having four parts Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quadruplicate-en-adj-RkAHv2fM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 37 5 13
  2. four times over, multiplied by four Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quadruplicate-en-adj-Gf~dK0Q1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 37 5 13

Noun

IPA: /ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/ [US] Forms: quadruplicates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quadruplicatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|quadruplicatus}} Latin quadruplicatus Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadruplicate (plural quadruplicates)
  1. One of four copies of something.
    Sense id: en-quadruplicate-en-noun-OPNp0Dtd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 37 5 13
  2. In quadruplicate: four times over, in four copies.
    Sense id: en-quadruplicate-en-noun-7glhw8Py

Verb

IPA: /ˌkwɑˈdɹuːplɪkət/ [US] Forms: quadruplicates [present, singular, third-person], quadruplicating [participle, present], quadruplicated [participle, past], quadruplicated [past]
Etymology: From Latin quadruplicatus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|quadruplicatus}} Latin quadruplicatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} quadruplicate (third-person singular simple present quadruplicates, present participle quadruplicating, simple past and past participle quadruplicated)
  1. To replicate four times; to make fourfold; to quadruple. Related terms: triplicate, duplicate
    Sense id: en-quadruplicate-en-verb-UuUSeWKa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 37 5 13

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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