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duplication

[ doo-pli-key-shuhn, dyoo- ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of duplicating.
  2. the state of being duplicated.
  3. Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.


duplication

/ ˌːɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated
  2. a copy; duplicate
  3. genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzd··tDz noun
  • d··tDz noun
  • -p·tDz noun
  • p·p·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of duplication1

1490–1500; (< Anglo-French ) < Latin ܱپō- (stem of ܱپō ), equivalent to ܱ ( us ) ( duplicate ) + -ō- -ion
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In abolishing NHS England last week, politicians said they wanted to "scrap duplication and give more power and tools to local leaders" so they can better deliver for their communities.

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Some see sense in mergers, cutting out the duplication of back office costs and the notoriously high salaries of principals.

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But it has been suggested that the OVfM could itself be guilty of duplication.

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Major cutbacks are planned at NHS England as part of government plans to "avoid duplication" with the Department of Health and Social Care.

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"It is an important distinction, because we are trying to get the regulation aligned with the needs of innovation and reduce some of the bureaucracy and duplication."

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