replication

[ rep-li-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌrɛp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

a reply; answer.

a reply to an answer.

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

reverberation; echo.

a copy.

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

Genetics. semiconservative replication.

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Origin of replication

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

Words nearby replication

replicable, replicant, replicar, replicase, replicate, replication, replicative, replicon, reply, reply card, repo

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How to use replication in a sentence

They’re looking for an ecosystem that has all of the other cellular machinery essential for replication.
The Man Who Saw the Pandemic Coming - Issue 94: Evolving|Kevin Berger|December 30, 2020|Nautilus
In theory, this means that even if replication is delayed, at least it is still possible.
AI is wrestling with a replication crisis|Emily Luong|November 12, 2020|MIT Technology Review
By that time, it may be too late for a drug that prevents viral replication like remdesivir to make a difference.
Remdesivir doesn’t reduce COVID-19 deaths, a large WHO trial finds|Tina Hesman Saey|October 16, 2020|Science News
The researchers cite evidence that zinc might help prevent the virus from entering the body, and help slow the virus’s replication when it does.
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know|Laura Beil|October 16, 2020|Science News

These proteins are made after viral infection, in which case pneumococcal vaccination may control, but not prevent, SARS-CoV-2 replication.
Until A Coronavirus Vaccine Is Ready, Pneumonia Vaccines May Reduce Deaths From COVID-19|LGBTQ-Editor|October 15, 2020|No Straight News
However, just because a vaccine is replication-defective does not mean that you won't have an adverse event.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, unlike the other vaccines currently in the pipeline, this one is alive and replication-competent.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These drugs interfere with the double helix zip-unzip-zip-again process of RNA and DNA replication.
Emory Will Wage High-Tech War on Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is one study that needs replication to see whether the effect is real.
Playing Violent Video Games Makes You a Better Person, Study Says|Kevin Zawacki|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you burn the invitation, do you prevent transmission or replication?
Gene Editing Could Erase HIV|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Michael Zhang|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the Temple about my replication, and so to my brother Tom's, and there hear that my father will be in town this week.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
Allegation, replication, and judgment in the process against field-mice at Stelvio in 1519.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. Evans
The first statements of the parties have been exchanged, and the final replication on our part is in a course of preparation.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents,|Edited by James D. Richardson
He answered every article in the charge; but no replication was made by the commons either to him or the earl of Orford.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
Thus, I was a second time out of court; a second time nonsuited for want of a replication, when there was no time to file one.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for replication

replication

/ (ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

a reply or response

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

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

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

a less common word for replica

Word Origin for replication

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

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