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| pli·cate [ pl kàyt ] or pli·cat·ed [ pl kàytəd ] |
adjective |
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1. folded like fan: arranged in folds like a fan
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2. with pleated texture: describes rock with a folded wrinkled texture
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| [Late 17th century. < Latin plicat-, past participle of plicare "fold, bend"] |
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  pli·cate·ly adverb |
| pli·cate·ness noun |
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