quintuplicate

[ noun, adjective kwin-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-; verb kwin-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo- ]
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noun
  1. a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.

adjective
  1. noting or consisting of five identical parts; fivefold.

  2. pertaining to a fifth item or copy of something.

verb (used with object),quin·tu·pli·cat·ed, quin·tu·pli·cat·ing.
  1. to produce or copy in quintuplicate.

  2. to make five times as great, as by multiplying.

Idioms about quintuplicate

  1. in quintuplicate, in five identical copies.

Origin of quintuplicate

1
1650–60; quintu(ple) + -plicate, after duplicate, triplicate, etc.

Other words from quintuplicate

  • quin·tu·pli·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for quintuplicate

quintuplicate

adjective(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkɪt)
  1. fivefold or quintuple

verb(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪˌkeɪt)
  1. to multiply or be multiplied by five

noun(kwɪnˈtjuːplɪkɪt)
  1. a group or set of five things

Derived forms of quintuplicate

  • quintuplication, noun

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