oc•tu•pli•cate
Pronunciation: (n., adj.ok-t'pli-kit, -kāt", -ty'-, -tup'li-v.ok-t'pli-kāt", -kit, -ty'-, -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.
- having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.
- noting the eighth copy or item.
—v.t.
- to make eight copies of.
- to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.
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