`American Dictionary
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`T H I R D E D I T I O N
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`- D E R I V A T I V E S d u - o p - o - l i s t i c / - ä p a ' l i s t i k / a d j .
`- ORIGIN 1920s: from duo-, on the pattern of
`monopoly.
`d u ? o - t o n e / d ( y ) o o a t o n / ? n . a h a l f t o n e i l l u s t r a t i o n
`m a d e f r o m a s i n g l e o r i g i n a l w i t h t w o d i f f e r e n t
`colors at different screen angles. ? the technique or
`process of making such illustrations: the best images
`that duotone can produce.
`d u ? p a t ? t a / d a ' p a t a / n . a l e n g t h o f m a t e r i a l w o r n a s
`a scarf or head covering, typically with a salwar, by
`women from South Asia.
`- O R I G I N f r o m H i n d i d u p a t t a .
`dupe' /d(y)oop/ ? v. [with obj l deceive; trick: the
`newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue
`s t o r y .
`? n. a victim of deception: knowing accomplices or
`unknowing dupes.
`- DERIVATIVES dup-a-ble adj., dup-er n., dup-er.y
`/-pare/ n.
`- ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from dialect French
`dupe 'hoopoe,' from the bird's supposedly stupid
`appearance.
`dupe'? v. & n. short for DUPLICATE, esp. in
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`d u ? p i - o n / ' d o o p e , ä n / ( a l s o d u p i o n i / , d o o p e ' o n e / o r
`silk dupion) * n. a rough slubbed silk fabric woven
`from the threads of double cocoons. ? an imitation
`of this with other fibers.
`- O R I G I N e a r l y 1 9 t h c e n t . i n t h e s e n s e d o u b l e
`c o c o o n , f r o m F r e e d u p i o n , f r o m I t a l i a n
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`du?ple /d(y)oopal/ ? adj. Music (of rhythm) based on
`two main beats to the measure: duple time.
`- ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin duplus, from duo
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`d u - p l e t / d ( y ) o o p l i t / » n . a s e t o f t w o t h i n g s . ? M u s i c
`a pair of equal notes to be performed in the time of
`t h r e e .
`- ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (as a dicing term in the sense
`of doublets (see DOUBLET)): from Latin duplus 'duple,'
`on the pattern of doublet. Current senses date from
`the 1920S.
`d u - p l e x / d ( y ) o o p l e k s / ? n . 1 a h o u s e d i v i d e d i n t o
`two apartments, with a separate entrance for each.
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`2 Biochemistry a double-stranded polynucleotide
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`? adj. 1 having two parts, in particular: ? (of a house)
`c o n s i s t i n g o f t w o a p a r t m e n t s . ? ( o f a n a p a r t m e n t )
`o n t w o f l o o r s . ? ( o f p a p e r o r b o a r d ) h a v i n g t w o
`differently colored layers or sides. ? (of a printer
`or its software) capable of printing on both sides of
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`2 ( o f a c o m m u n i c a t i o n s s y s t e m , c o m p u t e r c i r c u i t ,
`etc.) allowing the transmission of two signals
`simultaneously in opposite directions. Compare
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`- ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin
`duplex, duplic-, from duo 'two' + plicare 'to fold.' The
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`du?plicate + adj. /'d(y)ooplekit/ (attrib.] 1 exactly like
`something else, esp. through having been copied: a
`duplicate license is issued to replace a valid license
`which has been lost.
`2 having two corresponding or identical parts: a
`duplicate application form. a twice as large or many;
`doubled: duplicate taxes on oil and gas.
`? n. /'d(y)coplakit/ 1 one of two or more identical
`things: books may be disposed of if they are
`auplicates. ? a copy of an original: locksmiths can
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`2 short for DUPLICATE BRIDGE.
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`? v. /'d(y)oopla kät/ (with obj ] make or be an exact copy
`of: a unique scent, impossible to duplicate or forget |
`figurative they have not been able to duplicate his
`successes. a make or supply copies of (a document):
`Information sheets had to be typed and duplicated
`(as ad duplicating) a duplicating machine.
`? multiply by two; double: the normal amount of
`DNA has been duplicated thousands of times. a do
`(something) again unnecessarily: most of these
`proposals duplicated work already done.
`- PHRASES in duplicate consisting of two exact
`copies: forms to complete in duplicate.
`-DERIVATIVES du-pli-ca-ble /-plikabal/ adj.,
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`- ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense 'having
`two corresponding parts'): from Latin duplicat-
`from the verb duplicare, from duplic
`'twofold' (see DUPLEX).
`du.plicate bridge » n. a competitive form
`of bridge in which the same hands are played
`successively by different partnerships.
`du.pli-cation /d(y)oopla'kâshan/ ? n. the action or
`process of duplicating something. ? a copy, a Genetics
`a DNA segment in a chromosome that is a copy of
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`- ORIGIN late Middle English (used in the
`mathematical sense 'multiplication by two ): from
`O l d F r e n c h , o r f r o m L a t i n d u p l i c a t i o n - ) , f r o m
`duplicare 'to double' (see DUPLICATE).
`d u . p l i - c a - t o r / d ( y ) o o p l a , k ä t a r / » n . a m a c h i n e o r
`device for making copies of something, in particular
`a machine that makes copies of documents by means
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`d u ? p l i c - i - t o u s / d ( y ) o o ' p l i s i t a s / ? a d j . d e c e i t f u l :
`treacherous, duplicitous behavior. ? Law (of a charge
`or plea containing more than one allegation
`d u ? p l i c - i - t y / d ( y ) o o ' p l i s i t é / ? n . 1 d e c e i t f u l n e s s ;
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`- ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French
`duplicite or late Latin duplicitas, from Latin duplic-
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`du Pont /d(y)oo 'pänt, 'd(y)oo pänt/, E. 1.
`(1771-1834), US industrialist; born in France; full
`name Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. His gunpowder
`m a n u f a c t u r i n g p l a n t n e a r W i l m i n g t o n , D e l a w a r e ,
`established in 1802, grew into a corporate giant, due
`largely to the government contracts that ensured its
`early success, esp. during the War of 1812.
`dup-py /'dape/ ? n. (pl. duppies) W. Indian a
`malevolent spirit or ghost.
`- ORIGIN late 18th cent.: probably of West African
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`du Pré /d(y)oo 'prã/, Jacqueline (1945-87), English
`cellist; wife of Daniel Barenboim. She made her solo
`debut at 16 and was known for her interpretations
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`D u p u y - t r e n ' s c o n - t r a c - t u r e / d a ' p w é t r a n z / ( a l s o
`Dupuytren's disease) ? n. Medicine a condition
`in which there is fixed forward curvature of one
`or more fingers, caused by the development of a
`fibrous connection between the finger tendons and
`t h e s k i n o f t h e p a l m
`- ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Baron
`G u i l l a u m e D u p u y t r e n ( 1 7 7 7 - 1 8 3 5 ) , t h e F r e n c h
`surgeon who first described the condition.
`D u q u e d e C a x i - a s / ' d o o k e d a k ä ' s H e a s / a c i t y i n
`southeastern Brazil, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro; pop.
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`d u ? r a ' / d ( y ) o o r a / ( i n f u l l d u r a m a t e r ) ? n . A n a t o m y
`t h e t o u g h o u t e r m o s t m e m b r a n e e n v e l o p i n g t h e
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`- ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin,
`l i t e r a l l y ' h a r d m o t h e r , t r a n s l a t i o n o f A r a b i c a l - u m m
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`du-ra? » n. variant spelling of DURRA.
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`d u - r a - b i l - l - t y I , d ( y ) o o r a b i l i t e / ? n . t h e a b i l i t y t o
`withstand wear, pressure, or damage: the reliability
`and durability of plastics.
`d u - r a - b l e / ' d ( y ) o o r a b a l / a d j . a b l e t o w i t h s t a n d
`wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing: porcelain
`enamel is strong and durable | figurative a durable
`peace can be achieved. ? informal (of a person) having
`endurance: the durable Smith lasted the full eight
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`? n. (durables) short for DURABLE GOODS
`- DERIVATIVES du-ra-ble-ness n., du?ra bly adv
`- ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense 'steadfast'):
`v i a O l d F r e n c h f r o m L a t i n d u r a b i l i s , f r o m d u r a r e t o
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`du?ra-ble goods ? plural n. goods not for immediate
`consumption and able to be kept for a period of
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`Du?ral-u-min /d(y)oor'alyamin/ n. a hard, light
`alloy of aluminum with copper and other elements.
`- ORIGIN early 20th cent.: perhaps from Latin durus
`'hard' + ALUMINUM, but probably influenced by
`Duren, the name of the Rhineland town where such
`alloys were first produced.
`du ra ma-ter /d(y)oora 'matar, 'mã-/ ? n. see DURA'.
`du?ra-men /d(y)õor'ämin/ n. Botany the heartwood
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`- ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally
`'hardness,' from durare 'harden.'
`dur?ance /d(y)dorans/ * n. archai imprisonment or
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`- ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense
`'continuance'): from Old French, from durer 'to last,'
`from Latin durare. The sense 'imprisonment' is first
`recorded in the early 16th cent.
`Du-rand /da'rand/, Asher Brown (1796-1886), US
`artist. He was one of the earliest landscape painters
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`D u - r a n ? g o / d ( y ) o o r a n G g o / a s t a t e i n n o r t h e r n
`central Mexico, a its capital city; pop. 463,830
`(2005). Full name VICTORIA DE DURANGO.
`D u - r a n - t e / d e ' r a n t e / , J i m m y ( 1 8 9 3 - 1 9 8 0 ) , U S
`entertainer; born James Francis Durante. The
`gravelly voiced star of Broadway, movies, radio, and
`television began his career in vaudeville and became
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`during
`k n o w n f o r h i s t r a d e m a r k s o n g , " I n k a D i n k a D o o . "
`H i s m o v i e s i n c l u d e T h e M a n W h o C a m e t o D i n n e r
`( 1 9 4 2 )
`D u - r a s / d ( y ) o o r ã / , M a r g u e r i t e ( 1 9 1 4 - 9 6 ) ,
`F r e n c h n o v e l i s t , m o v i e d i r e c t o r , a n d p l a y w r i g h t ;
`p s e u d o n y m o f M a r g u e r i t e D o n n a d i e u . H e r w o r k s
`i n c l u d e t h e s c r e e n p l a y f o r H i r o s h i m a m o n a m o u r
`(1959), as well as the semiautobiographical novel
`L ' A m a n t ( 1 9 8 4 ) .
`d u - r a - t i o n / d ( y ) o o r ä s h a n / ? n . t h e t i m e d u r i n g
`which something continues: the subway stop has
`been closed for the duration of the convention a
`f l i g h t o f o v e r e i g h t h o u r s ' d u r a t i o n
`- P H R A S E S f o r t h e d u r a t i o n u n t i l t h e e n d o f
`something, esp. a war: he was in the navy for the
`duration plus six. informal for a very long time: some
`stains may be there for the duration.
`- D E R I V A T I V E S d u - r a - t i o n - a l a d j .
`- O R I G I N l a t e M i d d l e E n g l i s h : v i a O l d F r e n c h f r o m
`m e d i e v a l L a t i n d u r a t i o ( n - ) , f r o m d u r a r e ' t o l a s t , '
`f r o m d u r u s h a r d . '
`d u r - a - t i v e / ' d ( y ) d o r a t i v / » a d j . G r a m m a r o f o r
`d e n o t i n g c o n t i n u i n g a c t i o n . C o n t r a s t e d w i t h
`PUNCTUAL.
`D u r ? b a n / ' d a r b a n / a s e a p o r t a n d r e s o r t i n S o u t h
`A f r i c a , o n t h e c o a s t o f K w a Z u l u - N a t a l ; p o p .
`3 , 4 0 9 , 1 0 0 ( e s t . 2 0 0 9 ) . F o r m e r n a m e ( u n t i l 1 8 3 5 )
`PORT NATAL.
`dur-bar /dar,bär/ ? n. historical the court of an Indian
`r u l e r . a a p u b l i c r e c e p t i o n h e l d b y a n I n d i a n p r i n c e
`o r b y a B r i t i s h g o v e r n o r o r v i c e r o y i n I n d i a
`- O R I G I N U r d u , f r o m P e r s i a n d a r b a r ' c o u r t . '
`d u r c h - k o m - p o - n i e r t / d o o r k h , k ô m p ö ' n i ( a ) r t /
`? adj. another term for THROUGH-COMPOSED
`- O R I G I N f r o m G e r m a n , f r o m d u r c h ' t h r o u g h ' +
`k o m p o n i e r t ' c o m p o s e d ' ( b e c a u s e t h e m u s i c i s
`d i f f e r e n t t h r o u g h o u t ) .
`D ü - r e r / ' d ( y ) o o r a r / , A l b r e c h t ( 1 4 7 1 - 1 5 2 8 ) , G e r m a n
`e n g r a v e r a n d p a i n t e r . A l e a d i n g a r t i s t o f t h e
`Renaissance, he was important for his technically
`a d v a n c e d w o o d c u t s a n d c o p p e r e n g r a v i n g s a n d w a s
`also noted for his watercolors and drawings.
`d u - r e s s / d ( y ) o o ' r e s / ? n . t h r e a t s , v i o l e n c e ,
`c o n s t r a i n t s , o r o t h e r a c t i o n b r o u g h t t o b e a r o n
`s o m e o n e t o d o s o m e t h i n g a g a i n s t t h e i r w i l l o r
`better judgment: confessions extracted under duress.
`? Law constraint illegally exercised to force someone
`to perform an act. a archaic forcible restraint or
`i m p r i s o n m e n t .
`- ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense "harshness,
`s e v e r i t y , c r u e l t r e a t m e n t ) : v i a O l d F r e n c h f r o m
`L a t i n d u r i t i a , f r o m d u r u s ' h a r d . '
`D u - r e y / d ( y ) o o r a / , L o u i s ( 1 8 8 8 - 1 9 7 9 ) , F r e n c h
`c o m p o s e r . A m e m b e r o f t h e L e s S i x g r o u p u n t i l
`1921, he later wrote music that had mass appeal, in
`a c c o r d a n c e w i t h c o m m u n i s t d o c t r i n e s o n a r t .
`Dur?ga /doorgä/ Hinduism a fierce goddess, wife of
`S h i v a , o f t e n i d e n t i f i e d w i t h K a l i . S h e i s u s u a l l y
`d e p i c t e d r i d i n g a t i g e r o r l i o n a n d s l a y i n g t h e
`b u t t a l o d e m o n , a n d w i t h e i g h t o r t e n a r m s .
`D u r g a p u r / ' d o o r g a , p o o r / a c i t y i n n o r t h e a s t e r n
`India, in the state of West Bengal; pop. 543.900 (est.
`2 0 0 9 )
`D u r - h a m ' / ' d a r a m , ' d o o r - / a n i n d u s t r i a l a n d
`academic city in north central North Carolina, noted
`f o r i t s t o b a c c o i n d u s t r y a n d a s t h e h o m e o f D u k e
`University; pop. 223,284 (est. 2008).
`D u r - h a m ' a c i t y i n n o r t h e r n E n g l a n d , o n t h e R i v e r
`Wear; pop. 42,100 (est. 2009). It is famous for its
`1 1 t h - c e n t u r y c a t h e d r a l , w h i c h c o n t a i n s t h e t o m b o f
`the Venerable Bede, and for its university.
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`D u r h a m q u i l t / d a r a m / * n . a q u i l t m a d e b y s e w i n g
`together a piece of fabric, an inner batting, and a
`l i n i n g , t h e s t i t c h e s m a k i n g d e c o r a t i v e p a t t e r n s .
`d u - r i - a n / d o o r e a n , - r e , ä n / n . 1 a n o v a l s p i n y
`tropical fruit containing a creamy pulp. Despite its
`fetid smell, it is highly esteemed for its flavor.
`2 (also durian tree) the large tree that bears this
`f r u i t , n a t i v e t o M a l a y s i a . ? D u r i o z i b e t h i n u s , f a m i l y
`Bombacacede.
`- O R I G I N l a t e 1 6 t h c e n t : f r o m M a l a y d u r i a n , f r o m
`d u r t ' t h o r n . '
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`dur-l-crust /'d(y)dori, krast/ * a. Geology a hard
`mineral crust formed at or near the surface of soil in
`semiarid regions by the evaporation of groundwater.
`- ORIGIN 1920s: from Latin durus 'hard' + CRUST.
`d u r - i n g / ' d ( y ) d o r i n G / p r e p . t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u r s e
`or duration of (a period of time): the restaurant is
`open during the day | the period during which he grew
`to adulthood. a at a particular point in the course
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`PRONUNCIATION KEY a ago, up: a r o v e r , f u r , a h a t ;
`& a t e ;a c a r , e l e t : é see; 1 f i t ; I b y : NG Sing:
`0 go: ô l a w , f o r , o f t o y : ?o good; do goo;o u o u t ;
`T H t h i n ;I N t h e n ; 2 H v i s i o n
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