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Duplicate vs. Dupe — What's the Difference?

Duplicate vs. Dupe — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Duplicate and Dupe

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Duplicate

Identically copied from an original.

Dupe

A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.

Duplicate

Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.

Dupe

To deceive (an unwary person).

Duplicate

Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end
Duplicate bridge.
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Dupe

A person who has been deceived.

Duplicate

An identical copy; a facsimile.

Dupe

(photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.

Duplicate

One that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original.

Dupe

(restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.

Duplicate

(Games) A card game in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end.

Dupe

(informal) A duplicate.

Duplicate

To make an exact copy of.

Dupe

A counterfeit; a fake.

Duplicate

To make twofold; double.

Dupe

To swindle, deceive, or trick.

Duplicate

To make or perform again; repeat
A hard feat to duplicate.

Dupe

(transitive) To duplicate.
Can you dupe this photo for me?

Duplicate

To become duplicate.

Dupe

One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer.

Duplicate

Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
This is a duplicate entry.

Dupe

To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.
Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits.

Duplicate

(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Duplicate whist
Duplicate Scrabble

Dupe

A person who is tricked or swindled

Duplicate

(transitive) To make a copy of.
If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
Can you duplicate this kind of key?

Dupe

Fool or hoax;
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

Duplicate

(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
You don't need to duplicate my efforts.

Duplicate

(transitive) To produce something equal to.
He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.

Duplicate

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.

Duplicate

(legal) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original

Duplicate

A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.

Duplicate

(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.

Duplicate

(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.

Duplicate

A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

Duplicate

Double; twofold.

Duplicate

That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy; a transcript; a counterpart.
I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.

Duplicate

An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.

Duplicate

To double; to fold; to render double.

Duplicate

To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or transcript of.

Duplicate

To divide into two by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves.

Duplicate

Something additional of the same kind;
He always carried extras in case of an emergency

Duplicate

A copy that corresponds to an original exactly;
He made a duplicate for the files

Duplicate

Make or do or perform again;
He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

Duplicate

Duplicate or match;
The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse

Duplicate

Make a duplicate or duplicates of;
Could you please duplicate this letter for me?

Duplicate

Increase twofold;
The population doubled within 50 years

Duplicate

Identically copied from an original;
A duplicate key

Duplicate

Being two identical

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