Definitions for quadruplication
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•ru•pli•catekwɒˈdru plɪ kɪt; -ˌkeɪt(n., adj.; v.; n.; adj.)-cat•ed, -cat•ing.
(n.)one of four copies or identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material.
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(adj.)consisting of four identical parts.
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pertaining to a fourth item or copy.
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(v.t.)to produce or copy in quadruplicate.
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to make four times as great.
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Origin of quadruplicate:
1650–60; < L quadruplicātus, ptp. of quadruplicāre, v. der. of quadruplex, s. quadruplic-quadru-plex ; see -ate1
quad•ru`pli•ca′tion(n.)
Wiktionary
quadruplication(Noun)
multiplication by four
Webster Dictionary
Quadruplication(noun)
the act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount
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