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duplicate vs reduplicate

reduplicate vs duplicate

duplicate is a noun but reduplicate is not a noun.

duplicate is an adjective but reduplicate is not an adjective.

duplicate and reduplicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duplicate Yes Yes Yes No
reduplicate No No Yes No
As verbs, duplicate and reduplicate are synonyms defined as:
  • duplicate and reduplicate: make or do or perform again
Other synonyms of duplicate include double, repeat, replicate.
As verbs, reduplicate is a hyponym of duplicate; that is, reduplicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duplicate:
  • duplicate: make or do or perform again
  • reduplicate: form by reduplication
Other hyponyms of duplicate include copy, replicate, recapitulate, geminate.
duplicate (noun) reduplicate (noun)
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
something additional of the same kind
duplicate (adjective) reduplicate (adjective)
being two identical
identically copied from an original
duplicate (verb) reduplicate (verb)
increase twofold make or do or perform again
make or do or perform again form by reduplication
make a duplicate or duplicates of
duplicate or match
Difference between duplicate and reduplicate

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