replica
An exact copyAn exact copy.
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2 sensesAn exact copy.
The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
Nachbildung, exakte Kopie
то́чная ко́пияtóčnaja kópija, репроду́кцияreprodúkcija, ре́пликаréplika
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.
He collected replicas of old cars.
Examples
13 sentencesThat really is a good replica.
It really is a good replica.
This is a replica of a dinosaur's egg.
He built an exact replica of Notre Dame Cathedral.
deEr baute die Notre-Dame-Kathedrale exakt nach. — Yorwba
I'm an exact replica of my father.
ruЯ точная копия отца. — marafon
deIch bin eine exakte Kopie meines Vaters. — Yorwba
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to repBorrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.
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Forms
plural: replicasSynonyms
2 synonyms- copy that is not the original; something that has been copied:replicationreproduction
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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