replica

[ rep-li-kuh ]

/ ˈrɛp lɪ kə /

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noun

a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.

any close or exact copy or reproduction.

Words nearby replica

replete, repletion, replevin, replevisable, replevy, replica, replicable, replicar, replicase, replicate, replication

Origin of replica

1815–25; < Italian: reply, repetition, derivative of replicare to repeat < Late Latin replicāre to reply

SYNONYMS FOR replica

2 duplicate, facsimile; imitation.

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The new appellate trial was not a replica of the first two trials.
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The Beatles Story Museum features a replica of the Cavern Club and a Fab 4D animated cinema show.
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Set into the front of this building was a replica of the statue in the cemetery.
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The chief would recognize it as the replica of one given to him.
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Rick couldn't see it clearly, but thought it was a replica of the one he had recovered.
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British Dictionary definitions for replica

replica

/ (ˈrɛplɪkə) /

noun

an exact copy or reproduction, esp on a smaller scale

Word Origin for replica

C19: from Italian, literally: a reply, from replicare to repeat, from Latin: to bend back, repeat

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