quadruplicate

quadruplicate
I. adjective Etymology: Latin quadruplicatus, past participle of quadruplicare to quadruple, from quadruplic-, quadruplex fourfold, from quadri- + -plic-, -plex fold — more at -fold Date: 1656 1. consisting of or existing in four corresponding or identical parts or examples <
quadruplicate invoices
>
2. being the fourth of four things exactly alike II. transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Date: circa 1661 1. to make quadruple or fourfold 2. to prepare in quadruplicate • quadruplication noun III. noun Date: 1790 1. four copies all alike — used with in <
typed in quadruplicate
>
2. one of four things exactly alike; specifically one of four identical copies

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  • Quadruplicate — Quad*ru pli*cate, a. [L. quadruplicatus, p. p.] [1913 Webster] 1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) Raised to the fourth power. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Quadruplicate — Quad*ru pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quadruplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quadruplicating}.] [L. quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadruple? fourfold. See {Quadruplex}.] To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • quadruplicate — quad•ru•pli•cate n., adj. [[t]kwɒˈdru plɪ kɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) cvb one of four copies or identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material 2) cvb consisting of four identical parts 3) cvb pertaining to a… …   From formal English to slang

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