Duplication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈɪndɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djˌuːplɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˌuːplɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛnsˈɪndɚɹ/.

Examples

he made a duplicate for the files
this kind of duplication is wasteful

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gemination duplicate

Parts of Speech

noun	a copy that corresponds to an original exactly “he made a duplicate for the files”
noun	the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something “this kind of duplication is wasteful”

Word Forms

duplicate

verb

make a duplicate or duplicates of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vervielfältigung

eine Kopie, die einem Original exakt entspricht

🇫🇷French

reproduction

une copie qui correspond exactement à un original

🇪🇸Spanish

duplicación

una copia que corresponde exactamente a un original

🇮🇹Italian

duplicazione

una copia che corrisponda esattamente all'originale

🇳🇱Dutch

duplicatie

een kopie die exact overeenkomt met een origineel

🇵🇹Portuguese

duplicação

uma cópia que corresponde exatamente a um original

🇷🇺Russian

дублирование

копия, точно соответствующая оригиналу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोहराव

एक प्रति जो बिल्कुल मूल से मेल खाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

নকল

একটি অনুলিপি যা একটি মূলের সাথে হুবহু মিলে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

நகல்

அசலுடன் சரியாக ஒத்திருக்கும் நகல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నకిలీ

అసలైన దానికి సరిగ్గా సరిపోయే కాపీ

🇮🇳Marathi

डुप्लिकेशन

मूळशी तंतोतंत जुळणारी प्रत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડુપ્લિકેશન

એક નકલ જે મૂળને બરાબર અનુરૂપ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕಲು

ಮೂಲಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ಅನುರೂಪವಾಗಿರುವ ಪ್ರತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തനിപ്പകർപ്പ്

ഒറിജിനലുമായി കൃത്യമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു പകർപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਪੀ ਜੋ ਅਸਲ ਨਾਲ ਮੇਲ ਖਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل

ایک کاپی جو اصل سے بالکل مساوی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复制

与原件完全对应的副本

🇯🇵Japanese

複製

オリジナルと正確に一致するコピー

🇰🇷Korean

복사

원본과 정확히 일치하는 사본

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhân bản

một bản sao tương ứng chính xác với bản gốc

🇹🇭Thai

การทำสำเนา

สำเนาที่ตรงกับต้นฉบับทุกประการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

duplikasi

salinan yang sama persis dengan aslinya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdoble

isang kopya na eksaktong katumbas ng orihinal

🇲🇾Malay

pertindihan

salinan yang sepadan dengan yang asli

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الازدواجية

نسخة تتوافق مع النسخة الأصلية تمامًا

🇮🇷Persian

تکراری

یک کپی که دقیقاً با نسخه اصلی مطابقت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

çoğaltma

orijinaline tam olarak karşılık gelen bir kopya

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁכפוּל

עותק שמתאים בדיוק למקור

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