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Added 9 October 2026

replica

/ˈɹɛplɪkə/ noun

Latin root: replicare Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about replica at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

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

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