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May 27, 2012
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oc•tu•pli•cate



Pronunciation: (
—n., adj.ok-tOO'pli-kit, -kāt", -tyOO'-, -tup'li-;
—v.ok-tOO'pli-kāt", -kit, -tyOO'-, -tup'li-), [key]
—n., adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

—n.
a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually prec. by in).

—adj.
1. having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.
2. noting the eighth copy or item.

—v.t.
1. to make eight copies of.
2. to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.

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

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