duplication

[ doo-pli-key-shuhn, dyoo- ]

/ ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdyu- /

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noun

an act or instance of duplicating.

the state of being duplicated.

a duplicate.

Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.

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Origin of duplication

1490–1500; (<Anglo-French ) <Latin duplicātiōn- (stem of duplicātiō), equivalent to duplicāt(us) (see duplicate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM duplication

non·du·pli·ca·tion, nounpre·du·pli·ca·tion, nounself-du·pli·ca·tion, nounsu·per·du·pli·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby duplication

duplex uterus, duplicable, duplicate, duplicate bridge, duplicating machine, duplication, duplication of chromosomes, duplication of the cube, duplicative, duplicator, duplicature

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How to use duplication in a sentence

Early zines were mimeographed — a cheap duplication process that forces ink through a stencil.
Newsletters may threaten the mainstream media, but they also build communities|Sarah Ovink|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
Though this study highlights the mechanism underlying transposase fusion genes, the vast majority of new genetic material is thought to form through genetic duplication, in which genes are accidentally copied and the extras diverge through mutation.
Scientists Catch Jumping Genes Rewiring Genomes|Max Kozlov|May 12, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Transposable elements can cause chunks of the genome to move around, too, which can be dangerously destabilizing — but can also lead to gene duplication and innovation, Shahid said.
DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists|Christie Wilcox|April 21, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Random mutations and DNA duplications can create new variations on old genes, but for many decades biologists had only the cloudiest understanding of how truly novel genes could evolve and acquire functions.
The Year in Biology|John Rennie|December 23, 2020|Quanta Magazine

It’s used because a certain amount of duplication is inevitable, and massive duplication will actually harm your rankings in the long run.
Eight HTML elements crucial for SEO|Aleh Barysevich|May 5, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Recommendations from the Government Accountability Office on reducing waste and duplication need to be enforced, not ignored.
A 9-Point Plan to Fix the Debt, for Good|Mark McKinnon|January 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Superimposing the route maps of United and Continental shows an extraordinary amount of duplication.
Bad News for Fliers|Clive Irving|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It may be looked upon as the apotheosis of the old style of organ-building, with low pressures, duplication, and mixtures.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
One interested in his duplication of characteristic phrasing may refer for comparison ll.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
This overlapping and duplication has, as we have elsewhere indicated, already gone very far.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
Worse yet, how could one assort together duplication and the double object, whiteness and the white object?
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Saving of missionary money by eliminating duplication of missionary grants by competing denominations.
Church Cooperation in Community Life|Paul L. Vogt

British Dictionary definitions for duplication

duplication

/ (ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated

a copy; duplicate

genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome

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Medical definitions for duplication

duplication

[ dōō′plĭ-kā′shən ]

The existence or growth into two corresponding parts.

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