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duplication

/ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃn/noun

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दोहराव, प्रतिलिपि बनाना

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    [U, C]

    the act of making an exact copy of something; doing something again unnecessarily

    दोहराव, प्रतिलिपि बनाना

    • We must avoid duplication of work.
    • Duplication of effort wastes time, so each team should have its own clear task.
    • The duplication of keys must be done by an authorised shop.
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    • Duplication of data in the system wasted storage space.
    • There is much duplication between the two courses.
    • A better plan would remove unnecessary duplication of effort.

    Synonyms copying replication reproduction repetition overlap

    Opposite originality uniqueness

◇Word family
duplicate verb, noun, adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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du·pli·ca·tion

With -pli- (not 'duplecation').

बीच में -pli- ('duplecation' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the copy words together: duplicate (an exact copy), replica (an exact copy of a building or object), facsimile (an exact copy of a document), carbon copy (something very similar), clone (a genetically identical copy).

प्रतिलिपि के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: duplicate (हूबहू प्रति), replica (इमारत या वस्तु की हूबहू प्रति), facsimile (दस्तावेज़ की हूबहू प्रति), carbon copy (बहुत मिलती-जुलती चीज़), clone (आनुवंशिक रूप से समान प्रति)।

§Grammar and usage

The verb duplicate /-keɪt/, the noun and adjective duplicate /-kət/ ('a duplicate key').

Pronunciation: verb duplicate को /-keɪt/ बोला जाता है (to duplicate a file), जबकि noun और adjective duplicate को /-kət/ बोला जाता है (a duplicate key यानी दूसरी चाबी)।