quintuplicate
[ noun, adjective kwin-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-; verb kwin-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo- ]
noun
a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
adjective
noting or consisting of five identical parts; fivefold.
pertaining to a fifth item or copy of something.
verb (used with object),quin·tu·pli·cat·ed, quin·tu·pli·cat·ing.
to produce or copy in quintuplicate.
to make five times as great, as by multiplying.
Idioms about quintuplicate
in quintuplicate, in five identical copies.
Origin of quintuplicate
1Other words from quintuplicate
- quin·tu·pli·ca·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for quintuplicate
quintuplicate
adjective(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkɪt)
fivefold or quintuple
verb(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪˌkeɪt)
to multiply or be multiplied by five
noun(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkɪt)
a group or set of five things
Derived forms of quintuplicate
- quintuplication, noun
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