replica
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replica
- /ˈɹɛplɪkə/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.
noun replicas · repliche
- An exact copy. The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
- A copy made at a smaller scale than the original. He collected replicas of old cars.
