replicant
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈrɛplɪkənt/
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replicante
- In the event a replicant returns to Earth, special police officers called Blade Runners are trained to "retire" them.
- android replicant
- human replicants
- replicant in Blade Runner
Well, there aren't a lot of famous Android replicants, Similacra, whatever we want to call them.
- Well, there aren't a lot of famous Android replicants, Similacra, whatever we want to call them.
- Yes, they do have a soul, you know, And then we wonder, are we replicants as well?
- The whole cyberpunk landscapes and you know, this guy chasing down rogue android's replicants.
Examples
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She was a Replicant.
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You think my husband and kids are replicants?
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These are the latest word in android replicant technology.
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Is the replicant still pursuing its target?
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The opening scene shows Leon, a replicant, being asked about his mother in order to determine whether or not he is human.
Fiction book (1996) -
Our goal is to create replicants that can lead us to them.
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I began to think my caller might be a replicant himself.
Fiction book (2002) -
There are signs, tests, and tells that can uncover the replicants among us.
Blog text (34) -
However, the creation of replicants is strictly outlawed, and their use is limited to menial tasks on distant planets away from Earth.
Blog text (9) -
In Blade Runner, the main character discovers that he is actually a replicant designed to mimic human emotions.
Synonyms
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5.8
A robot like those seen in science fiction films
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6.8
A machine that looks and acts like a human
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4.2
A digital copy of a real person that can talk or act like them
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9.4
A machine made to look and act like a human
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9.3
A being part human and part robot that looks or acts like a man
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7.5
A machine made to look and act like a person
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7.2
A computer program that copies a real person's voice, look, or style
A machine made to act like a real person
Antonyms
How Human
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Replicant comes from the words replicate and replica, which mean 'a copy'. Science fiction used replicant for a robot that looks and acts like a human, so the name shows it is a 'human copy'.