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dup

1

[ duhp ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.
, dupped, dup·ping.
  1. to open.


dup.

2

abbreviation for

  1. duplicate.

dup

/ dʌp /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to open
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

1540–50; contraction of do 1 + up; doff, don 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dup1

C16: contraction of do 1+ up
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Example Sentences

The DUP and TUV say their parties are against assisted dying.

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Among his political scoops was breaking the news in 2008 that the then DUP leader Ian Paisley was to step down as first minister and party leader.

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Clement Cuthbertson, a DUP councillor for Mid Ulster, said the figures "mightn't be considered that surprising given that Mid Ulster has so many rural roads and important trunk roads that constantly need maintenance".

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But, the DUP has argued the vote creates a democratic deficit as the concerns of unionists who are in the minority at Stormont can be ignored.

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He said he had no issues with the meetings happening, rather the secret nature of them and the fact that they happened at a time when negotiations with Sinn Féin were against DUP policy.

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