quintuplicate

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adjective

quin·​tu·​pli·​cate kwin-ˈtü-pli-kət 

-ˈtyü-

1

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

quintuplicate invoices

2

: being the fifth of five things exactly alike

file the quintuplicate copy

quintuplicate

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noun

1

: one of five things exactly alike

specifically : one of five identical copies

2

: five copies all alike

—used with in

typed in quintuplicate

quintuplicate

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verb

quin·​tu·​pli·​cate kwin-ˈtü-plə-ˌkāt 

-ˈtyü-

quintuplicated; quintuplicating

transitive verb

1

: to make quintuple or fivefold

2

: to prepare in quintuplicate

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin quintuplicatus, past participle of quintuplicare to quintuple, from quintuplus quintuple

First Known Use

Adjective

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1