DUPLICATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • this kind of duplication is wasteful
    Hypernyms(s) duplication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he made a duplicate for the files
    Hypernyms(s) duplication is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)