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- Latin · derived fromplicātus
- English todayplicate
From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated. Full definition →
Latin plicātus