replica
/ˈɹɛplɪkə/ noun
Forms replicas repliche
- noun An exact copy. “The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.”
- noun A copy made at a smaller scale than the original. “He collected replicas of old cars.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or satue, made by the maker of the original.
- noun Repetition.
Etymology [It. See Reply, v. & n.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “replica”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details