"duplication" in the noun sense
1. duplicate, duplication
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
"he made a duplicate for the files"
2. duplication, gemination
the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
"this kind of duplication is wasteful"
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