noun
Etymology
Origin of replica
First recorded in 1815–25; from Italian: “reply, repetition,” derivative of replicare “to repeat” from Late Latin replicāre “to reply ”
Example Sentences
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It was dismantled and replaced with a replica which is still in place in Ashdown Forest.
From BBC
The replica tent, surrounded by cameras and social media posts, became one of the most shared and jarring images from the conference.
From Salon
Another fan, who had travelled from Dublin with his two young sons, said official replica shirts were "far too expensive".
From BBC
At the core of Palantir’s products is its Ontology technology, which stitches an organization’s scattered data together to create a virtual replica of its real-world operations.
From MarketWatch
Upstairs in the Broad’s permanent collection galleries is Therrien’s 1994 “Under the Table,” an Instagram favorite that’s an almost exact replica of his studio’s kitchen table, surrounded by six sturdy wooden chairs.
From Los Angeles Times
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