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- multiplicate (1)
[multiplicate 词源字典] - "Originally: †multiplied, increased ( obsolete ). In later use: of many parts, elements, or sections; manifold; multiple, repeated", Late 15th cent.; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin multiplicātus, past participle of multiplicāre. Compare duplicate noun, triplicate noun.[multiplicate etymology, multiplicate origin, 英语词源]
- multiplicate (2)
- "To make multiple copies of, to replicate", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Manufacturer and Builder. From classical Latin multiplicāt-, past participial stem of multiplicāre multiply, after duplicate, triplicate, etc.