- Duplicate
- A form of Bridge or Whist in tournament play in which all contestants play the same series of deals, which are kept in their original form by the use of duplicate boards
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Duplicate
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duplicate — du pli*cate, a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See {Duplex}.] Double; twofold. [1913 Webster] {Duplicate proportion} or {Duplicate ratio} (Math.), the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duplicate — du·pli·cate 1 / dü pli ˌkāt, dyü / vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to make a duplicate of du·pli·ca·tive / ˌkā tiv/ adj du·pli·cate 2 / dü pli kət, dyü / n: either of two things exactly alike and often produced at the same time; specif: a counterpart… … Law dictionary
duplicate — [do͞o′pli kit, dyo͞o′pli kit; ] for v. [, do͞o′plikāt΄] adj. [ME duplicaten < L duplicatus, pp. of duplicare, to double: see DUPLEX] 1. double 2. having two similar parts 3. corresponding exactly 4. designating a way of playing bridge in which … English World dictionary
Duplicate — Du pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Duplicating}.] 1. To double; to fold; to render double. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duplicate — [adj] matching alike, corresponding, dualistic, duple, duplex, equal, equivalent, identic, identical, indistinguishable, same, self same, tantamount, twin, twofold, very same; concepts 563,566 Ant. different, unmatching duplicate [n] copy,… … New thesaurus
Duplicate — Du pli*cate, n. 1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart. [1913 Webster] I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch. Sir W. Temple.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duplicate — ● duplicate nom masculin (anglais duplicate bridge, bridge de tournoi) Forme de tournoi (bridge, Scrabble, etc.) dans lequel on fait jouer les mêmes donnes à tous les concurrents, de manière à établir un classement de ceux qui auront tiré le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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duplicate — n *reproduction, facsimile, copy, carbon copy, transcript, replica Analogous words: counterpart, *parallel, analogue … New Dictionary of Synonyms
