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📄 One of four copies 4️⃣ To make four copies 🟦 Having four parts
to quadruplicate

to quadruplicate

9.9
To make four copies of something
  • verb
  • /ˈkwɒdrəˌplɪkɪt/
translation icon : cuatruplicar
  • To simplify record-keeping, please quadruplicate these forms for each department.

Examples

  • The editor decided to quadruplicate the manuscript to ensure every reviewer received a copy.

  • The printer can quadruplicate all the important documents before sending them out.

  • Because those regions were duplicate and quadruplicate, they encompass another 300 Mbp in total.

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How Many

to quadruplicate
9.9
to duplicate
84 3.5

Surface Forms

quadruplicate infinitive
quadruplicated past
quadruplicated past participle
quadruplicating present participle
quadruplicates third person singular

Morphology

quadruplicate = plicate (semi-transparent) = quadru + plicate

The word is built from a classical prefix meaning 'four' plus a base meaning 'fold', but the modern sense 'make four copies' is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Quadruplicate is formed like duplicate and triplicate; the prefix quadri- means 'four' and the ending means 'copy', so it means to make 'four' copies.