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duplication.

The act of duplicating.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/UK/dʒuː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/UK/d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/US
  1. The act of duplicating.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A duplicate.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A folding over; a fold.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.

    countable · uncountable
    duplication of cartilage cells
  5. The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English duplicacioun, from Middle French duplication, from Late Latin duplicātiō, duplicātiōnem, from Latin duplicō. Morphologically duplicate + -ion.

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