octuplicate

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adjective

oc·​tu·​pli·​cate

(ˈ)äk¦t(y)üplə̇kə̇t,

-ləˌkāt

: made in eight identical copies : eightfold

octuplicate

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noun

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plural -s

1

: an eighth thing like seven others of the same kind

2

: eight copies all alike

—used with in

typed in octuplicate

octuplicate

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transitive verb

oc·​tu·​pli·​cate

-ed/-ing/-s

: to multiply by eight : octuple : reproduce seven times

specifically : to make at one time an original and seven carbon copies of

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin octuplicatus eightfold, from octuplus, after Latin quadruplus quadruple: quadruplicatus (past participle of quadruplicare to quadruple, quadruplicate)

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