duplicate vs reproduction

duplicate

noun
  • One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy. 

  • A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item. 

  • The game of duplicate bridge. 

  • The game of duplicate Scrabble. 

  • A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species. 

  • An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original 

verb
  • To produce something equal to. 

  • To make a copy of. 

  • To do repeatedly; to do again. 

adj
  • In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players. 

  • Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original. 

reproduction

noun
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate. 

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically. 

  • The act of making copies. 

  • A method for reproducing a bug or problem. 

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