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duplicates

duplicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duplicate.

duplicates is the plural of duplicate.

Meaning of duplicate

Verb

duplicate (third-person singular simple present duplicates, present participle duplicating, simple past and past participle duplicated)

  1. (transitive) To make a copy of.
    • If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
    Synonyms:
    double
  2. (transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
    • You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
  3. (transitive) To produce something equal to.
    • He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

See all 11 meanings of duplicate

Questions about duplicates

What is duplicates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Duplicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duplicate.

Words near duplicates in the dictionary

  1. duplicate
  2. duplicate bridge
  3. duplicate Scrabble
  4. duplicated
  5. duplicately
  6. duplicates
  7. duplicating
  8. duplication
  9. duplication of the cube
  10. duplications
  11. duplications of the cube

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Adapted from Wiktionary: duplicates (page history and authors); duplicate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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