quadruplicate

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adjective

qua·dru·pli·cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət

: consisting of or existing in four corresponding or identical parts or examples

quadruplicate invoices

: being the fourth of four things exactly alike

quadruplicate

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verb

qua·dru·pli·cate kwä-ˈdrü-plə-ˌkāt

quadruplicated; quadruplicating

transitive verb

: to make quadruple or fourfold

: to prepare in quadruplicate

quadruplication

kwä-ˌdrü-plə-ˈkā-shən

noun

quadruplicate

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noun

qua·dru·pli·cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət

: four copies all alike

—used with in

typed in quadruplicate

: one of four things exactly alike

specifically : one of four identical copies

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare to quadruple, from quadruplic-, quadruplex fourfold, from quadri- + -plic-, -plex fold — more at -fold

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of quadruplicate was in 1656

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“Quadruplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruplicate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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quadruplicate

noun

qua·dru·pli·cate

kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət

: four copies all alike

—used with in

papers typed in quadruplicate

: one of four things exactly alike

especially : one of four identical copies

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