duplicative

English

Etymology

From duplicate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdjuː.plɪk.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

duplicative (comparative more duplicative, superlative most duplicative)

  1. Of, related to, or being a duplicate.
    • 1991 December 1, Jacob Smith Yang, “Surgeon General Confers With ACT UP”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2:
      The purpose of such a position would be to oversee all aspects of government AIDS programs, weeding out duplicative or wasteful programs in favor of those that would meet the needs of all people with HIV.
    • 2017 May 23, Gregory Krieg and Will Mullery, “Trump’s budget by the numbers: What gets cut and why”, in CNN‎[1]:
      MBDA provides minority business enterprises with a variety of business assistance services that are duplicative of other Federal, State, local, and private sector efforts.

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.pli.kaˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: du‧pli‧ca‧tì‧ve

Adjective

duplicative

  1. feminine plural of duplicativo

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