ROOT -PLIC-

The Root- Plic

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What does the root -plic- mean?

Plic means

to fold

multi + plic + tion = multiplication

when an i follows a c (ie. explicit) then plic sounds like pli/s/

When we do multiplication, we create many sets of a number that fold into each other to create many more than we started with.

​Means many

​to fold

the act of

​2x2x2x2=16 is multiplication (the act of many folds)

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Multiple Choice

The word replicate contains the root "plic". What does the root "plic" mean?

• to fold

• far away

• to read

• listen

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duplicate