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octuplicate

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[ok-too-pli-kit, -keyt, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-, ok-too-pli-keyt, -kit, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-] / ɒkˈtu plɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp lɪ-, ɒkˈtu plɪˌkeɪt, -kɪt, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp lɪ- /

noun

  1. a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded byin ).

adjective

  1. having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.

  2. noting the eighth copy or item.

verb (used with object)

octuplicated, octuplicating

  1. to make eight copies of.

  2. to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.

Etymology

Origin of octuplicate

< Latin octuplicātus, equivalent to octupl ( us ) octuple + plicātus folded ( plicate ), on the model of quadruplus, quadruplicātus

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Once a year, the government sends you a W-2 form, which you fill out in something like octuplicate.

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