replica
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈrɛplɪkə/
- Well, it's a replica, obviously.
- an exact replica
- replica of the original
- create replicas
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Watch on YouTubeThat cutting is an exact genetic replica of that tree.
- That cutting is an exact genetic replica of that tree.
- And what you see up there is almost an exact replica of what she made that night.
- In other words, we can actually build a synthetic brain that's a replica of the human brain.
- Now, evolution is this process by which living things make replicas of themselves.
- We didn't have the non firing replica.
- Like should it be illegal to torture a replica?
- We're going to exploring greater depth how we made the NDB Shield replica.
- I have exact replicas of my studio in my London, New York and Florida homes.
- In the end, I married a replica of my sister.
Examples
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Well, this blouse... it's a replica of one of her pieces.
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Then I saw that it was a smaller but almost perfect replica of the doll.
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What is that, a replica of the same car?
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This is a replica of the same gun that he used.
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And what you see up there is almost an exact replica of what she made that night.
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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.
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On a shelf in the den is a small replica of the Lincoln Memorial.
Synonyms
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4.4
A copy of an original work or object that looks like the real thing
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3.5
The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied
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1.2
An object that is an exact copy of another
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7.1
An exact copy of a document or work of art
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4.0
A copy of something made to look exactly like the original
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8.2
A copy of an original artwork or document for display
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9.1
An exact copy of an object or person
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9.8
A person or thing that looks almost the same as another
An exact copy of a picture, document, or printed item
Antonyms
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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.