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pli·cate [ pl kàyt ] or pli·cat·ed [ pl kàytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. folded like fan: arranged in folds like a fan

2. with pleated texture: describes rock with a folded wrinkled texture

[Late 17th century. < Latin plicat-, past participle of plicare "fold, bend"]

pli·cate·ly adverb
pli·cate·ness noun
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