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replica

replica

82 3.6
A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛplɪkə/
translation icon : réplica
  • Well, it's a replica, obviously.
  • an exact replica
  • replica of the original
  • create replicas

That cutting is an exact genetic replica of that tree.

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Examples

  • Well, this blouse... it's a replica of one of her pieces.

  • Then I saw that it was a smaller but almost perfect replica of the doll.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • What is that, a replica of the same car?

  • This is a replica of the same gun that he used.

  • And what you see up there is almost an exact replica of what she made that night.

  • The digital issues are an exact replica of the printed edition.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Among the items in the capsule was a replica of a Roman coin.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Performers dance in front of a replica of the Pyramid of the Niches.

    Academic text (1996)
  • He builds at his villa an exact replica, an exact replica of this Greek round temple.

  • On a shelf in the den is a small replica of the Lincoln Memorial.

Synonyms

twin
vsreplica
106 1.2

An object that is an exact copy of another

is the manufactured copy often made by the original maker or someone else
duplication
vsreplica
17 3.5

The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied

is the object itself focusing on the finished copy rather than the act
reproduction
vsreplica
9 4.4

A copy of an original work or object that looks like the real thing

focuses more on who made the copy naming original maker or another
replication
vsreplica
6 4.0

A copy of something made to look exactly like the original

is the finished physical copy rather than the ongoing copying process
facsimile
vsreplica
5 7.1

An exact copy of a document or work of art

is used more generally for copies of objects and artworks beyond documents
replicant
vsreplica
1 9.1

An exact copy of an object or person

is used mainly for copies of objects rather than living beings
repro
vsreplica
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A copy of an original artwork or document for display

is more neutral and refers to precise copies often by original maker or another
autotype
vsreplica
  • Archaic
9.6

An exact copy of a picture, document, or printed item

is the general term not tied to printing or photographic methods
similitude
vsreplica
  • Literature
9.8

A person or thing that looks almost the same as another

is a made copy emphasizing creation by the original maker or others

Antonyms

194 3.5

The first version of something from which copies are made

How Exact

duplicate
3 3.0
replica
82 3.6
reproduction
9 4.4
imitation
34 3.5
knockoff
34 6.0

Surface Forms

replica singular
replicas plural

Etymology

The word replica comes from the Latin verb replicare, which means 'to repeat'. It is like the English words replicate and reply, so a replica is something that is 'repeated' — a close copy of the original.