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octuplicate

[ noun, adjective ok-too-pli-kit, -keyt, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-; verb ok-too-pli-keyt, -kit, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li- ]
/ noun, adjective 蓲k藞tu pl瑟 k瑟t, -藢ke瑟t, -藞tyu-, -藞t蕦p l瑟-; verb 蓲k藞tu pl瑟藢ke瑟t, -k瑟t, -藞tyu-, -藞t蕦p l瑟- /
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noun
a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
adjective
having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.
noting the eighth copy or item.
verb (used with object), oc路tu路pli路cat路ed, oc路tu路pli路cat路ing.
to make eight copies of.
to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.
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Origin of octuplicate

<Latin octuplic膩tus, equivalent to octupl(us) octuple + plic膩tus folded (see plicate), on the model of quadruplus, quadruplic膩tus
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