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Definition of "quadruplicate" []

  • Multiplied by four; quadruple. (adjective)
  • Fourth in a group of four identical things. (adjective)
  • One of a group of four identical things. (noun)
  • To multiply or be multiplied four times. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quadruplicate" in a sentence
  • "In time he returns, and fills out a FIM, a ticket-sized little form that comes in quadruplicate, in a laborious manner that suggests he has never seen one before and is a bit suspicious about the use of ink-based writing implements."
  • "Zachary Nixion Johnson has problems in quadruplicate, in the form of four super powered sisters."
  • "We didn't send out forms in quadruplicate or say that a certain number of literacy coaches or that many math tutorials had to happen."