quadruplicate

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adjective

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət 

1

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

quadruplicate invoices

2

: 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

1

: to make quadruple or fourfold

2

: 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 

1

: four copies all alike

—used with in

typed in quadruplicate

2

: 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

Kids Definition

quadruplicate

noun

qua·​dru·​pli·​cate

kwä-ˈdrü-pli-kət

1

: four copies all alike

—used with in

papers typed in quadruplicate

2

: one of four things exactly alike

especially : one of four identical copies