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replica

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛplɪkə/

The English word “replica” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An exact copy.
  2. A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.

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