replica

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛplɪkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛplɪkə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rep′li kə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rep•li•ca /ˈrɛplɪkə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -cas. 
  1. a close copy or reproduction, as of a work of art.
See -plic-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rep•li•ca  (rep′li kə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
  2. any close or exact copy or reproduction.
  • Late Latin replicāre to reply
  • Italian: reply, repetition, derivative of replicare to repeat
  • 1815–25
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged duplicate, facsimile; imitation.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
replica / ˈrɛplɪkə/
  1. an exact copy or reproduction, esp on a smaller scale
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian, literally: a reply, from replicare to repeat, from Latin: to bend back, repeat
'replica' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carbon copy - duplicate - facsimile - full-scale - image - little - midget - nonreplication - repetition - replicar - replication - reproduction - toy - twin

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