photoduplicate

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noun

A photocopy.

OriginEnglish duplicate ← Latin duplicātus ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) →
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Meanings

nounphotoduplicate (plural photoduplicates)

plural photoduplicates

  1. A photocopy.
verbphotoduplicate (third-person singular simple present photoduplicates, present participle photoduplicating, simple past and past participle photoduplicated)

present singular third person photoduplicates · participle present photoduplicating · participle past photoduplicated · past photoduplicated

  1. transitiveTo photocopy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
xerox

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Latinduplicātus
  9. Englishduplicate
  10. Englishphotoduplicate

From photo- + duplicate.

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Cite this entry
APA

photoduplicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoduplicate

MLA

“photoduplicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoduplicate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoduplicate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoduplicate.

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