Duplicateness: meaning, definitions and examples

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duplicateness

[ ˈdjuː.plɪ.kət.nəs ]

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feeling of being duplicated

Duplicateness refers to the state or quality of being duplicated or the feeling of being copied or repeated. It is the sense of having an identical or very similar counterpart. This term can also describe the act of creating duplicates or the existence of multiple identical versions of something.

Synonyms

copying, repetition, replication

Examples of usage

The duplicateness of his work made it difficult to distinguish the original from the copy.
She felt a sense of duplicateness when she saw someone wearing the same outfit as her.
The duplicateness of the documents raised suspicions about their authenticity.

Translations

Translations of the word "duplicateness" in other languages:

🇵🇹 duplicidade

🇮🇳 दोहरेपन की स्थिति

🇩🇪 Doppeltheit

🇮🇩 kedwian

🇺🇦 дубльованість

🇵🇱 dwoistość

🇯🇵 二重性

🇫🇷 duplicité

🇪🇸 duplicidad

🇹🇷 çiftlik

🇰🇷 이중성

🇸🇦 ازدواجية

🇨🇿 dvojitost

🇸🇰 dvojitosť

🇨🇳 重复性

🇸🇮 dvojnost

🇮🇸 tvískipt

🇰🇿 қосарлану

🇬🇪 ორმაგობა

🇦🇿 ikiliyi

🇲🇽 duplicidad

Word origin

The word 'duplicateness' is derived from the verb 'duplicate', which comes from the Latin word 'duplicare', meaning 'to double'. The suffix '-ness' is added to form the noun 'duplicateness'. The concept of duplication has been present in human activities for centuries, from making copies of artworks to replicating scientific experiments.