duplicative

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UK/djuːˈplɪkətɪv/UK/djuː.plɪˈkeɪ.tɪv/UK/ˈdjuː.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪv/US/d(j)uˈplɪkətɪv/

adjective

Of, related to, or being a duplicate.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveduplicative (comparative more duplicative, superlative most duplicative)

comparative more duplicative · superlative most duplicative

  1. Of, related to, or being a duplicate.

    MBDA provides minority business enterprises with a variety of business assistance services that are duplicative of other Federal, State, local, and private sector efforts.

    2017 May 23, Gregory Krieg, Will Mullery, “Trump’s budget by the numbers: What gets cut and why”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2020
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    The purpose of such a position would be to oversee all aspects of government AIDS programs, weeding out duplicative or wasteful programs in favor of those that would meet the needs of all people with HIV.

    1991 December 1, Jacob Smith Yang, “Surgeon General Confers With ACT UP”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2

Origin

  1. Latinduplex
  2. Latinduplicātus
  3. Englishduplicate
  4. Englishduplicative

From duplicate + -ive.

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APA

duplicative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative

MLA

“duplicative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duplicative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative.

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