English Explanatory Dictionary

replica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exact copy.
  2. A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛplɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-replica.wav

Word forms

replica replicas repliche

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.

Related words

replicant replicate replication reply digital twin simulacrum simulation

Translations

Bulgarian: реплика Chinese Mandarin: 縮小模型 /缩小模型 Chinese Mandarin: 袖珍模型 Finnish: pienoismalli Hindi: प्रतिरूप Russian: модель
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