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Nov 30, 2009
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dupe



Pronunciation: (dOOp, dyOOp), [key]
—n., v., duped, dup•ing.

—n.
1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another person: a dupe of the opponents.

—v.t.
to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick.

dupe



Pronunciation: (dOOp, dyOOp), [key]
—n., v., duped, dup•ing,
—adj. Informal.

—n.
1. duplicate.
2. Motion Pictures.
a. a duplicate picture negative used for making additional release prints or for making special effects to be inserted in the release negative.
b. the procedure for producing such a duplicate.
3. Television.a duplicate videotape obtained by electronic printing of the original videotape.

—v.t., v.i.
to duplicate.

—adj.
duplicate.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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