duplication Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
    duplicate.
    • he made a duplicate for the files
  2. noun the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
    gemination.
    • this kind of duplication is wasteful

WordNet

Du`pli*ca"tion noun
Etymology
L. duplicatio: cf. F. duplication.
Definitions
  1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
  2. (Biol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells. Carpenter.

Webster 1913