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[ noun ] a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

Synonyms

duplicate

Examples

"he made a duplicate for the files"

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

They went to the Flea_Market , expecting to find the treasures of Europe , and found instead a duplication of that long double row of booths in Tours .

2
[ noun ] the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

Examples

"this kind of duplication is wasteful"

Used in print

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Not_only is this kind of duplication wasteful , but it gives the combined system the ability to take freight traffic away from the New_York_Central and other railroads serving the area .

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