quintuplicate

quintuplicate
quintuplicate [kwin to͞o′pli kāt΄, kwintyo͞o′pli kāt΄; ] for adj. & n. [, kwin to͞o′plikit, kwin tyo͞o′plikit, kwin to͞o′ plikāt΄, kwin tyo͞o′plikāt΄]
vt.
quintuplicated, quintuplicating [LL quintuplicatus, pp. of quintuplicare, to quintuple < quintuplex: see QUINTUPLE]
to quintuple; make five identical copies of
adj.
1. fivefold
2. designating the fifth of identical copies
n.
any of five identical copies or things
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in quintuplicate
in five identical copies
quintuplication
n.

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