replica

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rep·li·ca

[rep-li-kuh]
noun
1.
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
2.
any close or exact copy or reproduction.

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


2. duplicate, facsimile; imitation.

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Replica is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example Sentences
  • Create a replica of a comet with earthly elements.
  • Sometimes it works, as when the radio industry enlisted the government's help to launch television as a replica of radio.
  • Congratulations: you now have a perfect replica of a tabletop arcade cabinet.
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replica (ˈrɛplɪkə)
 
n
an exact copy or reproduction, esp on a smaller scale
 
[C19: from Italian, literally: a reply, from replicare to repeat, from Latin: to bend back, repeat]

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replica
1824, from It. replica "copy, repetition, reply," from L. replicare "to repeat" (see reply). Properly, a copy of a work of art made by the original artist. Replicate, in this sense, is from 1882; genetic sense is first recorded 1957.
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