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quadruplicate

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quadruplicate
adjective /kwɒˈdruːplɪkət / consisting of four parts or elements.
of which four copies are made.
verb [with object] /kwɒˈdruːplɪkeɪt / multiply (something) by four.
– PHRASES
in quadruplicate in four identical copies.
– DERIVATIVES
quadruplication /kwɒˌdruːplɪˈkeɪʃn / noun
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from Latin quadruplicat- quadrupled, from the verb quadruplicare, from quadruplex, quadruplic- fourfold, from quadru- four + plicare to fold.