| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
replication (ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a reply or response |
| 2. | law (formerly) the plaintiff's reply to a defendant's answer or plea |
| 3. | biology the production of exact copies of complex molecules, such as DNA molecules, that occurs during growth of living organisms |
| 4. | repetition of a procedure, such as a scientific experiment, in order to reduce errors |
| 5. | a less common word for replica |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin replicātiō a folding back, from replicāre to unroll; see | |
replication rep·li·ca·tion (rěp'lĭ-kā'shən)
n.
The act or process of duplicating or reproducing something.
Autoreproduction.