quadruplicate
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadruplicate in British English:
UK [kwɒ'dru:plɪkɪt]
How to pronounce quadruplicate in American English:
US [kwɒ'druplɪkɪt]
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- Noun:
- any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
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- Verb:
- reproduce fourfold
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- Adjective:
- having four units or components
Word Origin
- quadruplicate (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare "make fourfold," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- quadruplicate (v.)
- 1660s, from Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare "make fourfold," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)). Related: Quadruplicated; quadruplicating.
Example
- 1. Article 19 the import license is in quadruplicate .
- 2. Article 27 this agreement is in quadruplicate . Party a and party b have two copies each .
- 3. This contract shall be written in english and chinese languages in quadruplicate , both texts being equally authentic , and the parties hereto shall hold two copies of each text .