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replication

American  
[rep-li-key-shuhn] / ˌrɛp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. a reply; answer.

  2. a reply to an answer.

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

  4. reverberation; echo.

  5. a copy.

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

  7. Genetics. semiconservative replication.

Other Word Forms

  • nonreplication noun

Etymology

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; replicate, -ion

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