Meanings
comparative more duplicative · superlative most duplicative
- 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 20201 more example
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
- Latinduplex
- Latinduplicātus
- Englishduplicate
- Englishduplicative
Cite this entry
duplicative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative
“duplicative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duplicative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duplicative.
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