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Last Updated ：2025/11/20

duplicate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/

Noun

countable uncountable

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

Japanese Meaning

複製 / コピー / 同一のもの

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She kept a duplicate of the key in a safe in case she lost the original.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は元の鍵をなくしたときに備えて、金庫に鍵の複製を保管していた。

Sense（1）

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.

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Sense（2）

(law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original

Sense（3）

A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.

Sir, I hope you will excuse what I am going to say; but having observed that you frequently pledge similar goods to these at our shop, which are afterwards taken out by other persons, I take for granted you are in the habit of selling the duplicates; […]

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Sense（4）

(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.

The momentary madness which infects bridge players occurs frequently at rubber bridge and duplicate; and though it rarely results in murder, it often terminates marriages and close friendships […]

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Sense（5）

(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.

Sense（6）

(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

duplicates

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One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

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She kept a duplicate of the key in a safe in case she lost the original.

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