replication

[ rep-li-key-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a reply to an answer.

  1. Law. the reply of the plaintiff or complainant to the defendant's plea or answer.

  2. a copy.

  3. the act or process of replicating, especially for experimental purposes.

Origin of replication

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English replicacioun, from Middle French replication, from Latin replicātiōn- (stem of replicātiō ) “a rolling back,” equivalent to replicāt(us) + -iōn- suffix forming nouns; see origin at replicate, -ion

Other words from replication

  • non·rep·li·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for replication

replication

/ (ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a reply or response

  2. law (formerly) the plaintiff's reply to a defendant's answer or plea

  1. biology the production of exact copies of complex molecules, such as DNA molecules, that occurs during growth of living organisms

  2. repetition of a procedure, such as a scientific experiment, in order to reduce errors

  3. a less common word for replica

Origin of replication

1
C14: via Old French from Latin replicātiō a folding back, from replicāre to unroll; see reply

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