quintuplicate
1 of 3adjective
quin·tu·pli·cate kwin-ˈtü-pli-kət 
-ˈtyü-
1
: consisting of or existing in five corresponding or identical parts or examples
quintuplicate invoices
2
: being the fifth of five things exactly alike
file the quintuplicate copy
quintuplicate
2 of 3noun
1
: one of five things exactly alike
specifically : one of five identical copies
2
: five copies all alike —used with in
typed in quintuplicate
quintuplicate
3 of 3verb
quin·tu·pli·cate kwin-ˈtü-plə-ˌkāt
-ˈtyü-
quintuplicated; quintuplicating
transitive verb
1
: to make quintuple or fivefold
2
: to prepare in quintuplicate
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Medieval Latin quintuplicatus, past participle of quintuplicare to quintuple, from quintuplus quintuple
First Known Use
Adjective
1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1