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replica

[ rep-li-kuh ]

noun

  1. a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under their supervision.
  2. any close or exact copy or reproduction.

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replica

/ ˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. an exact copy or reproduction, esp on a smaller scale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of replica1

First recorded in 1815–25; from Italian: “reply, repetition,” derivative of replicare “t repeat” from Late Latin “t reply
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Word History and Origins

Origin of replica1

C19: from Italian, literally: a reply, from replicare to repeat, from Latin: to bend back, repeat
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Talley underscored inconsistencies in the son’s account, including Phillip wavering on his claim that he saw his father fire the gun, and at one point saying he grabbed his replica sword only after the shooting.

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Weapons and replica police and army uniforms were seized during police raids in the north-western Manabí province on Friday - a day after the attack in the rural community of La Valencia.

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Winners also receive a gold medal - a tradition which dates back to the tournament's first staging in 1934 - and a replica of the trophy which is modelled on the Augusta National clubhouse.

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Riders sit in replicas of Hagrid's motorbike and zoom through recreations of settings from the popular film series.

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Lopez previously shot and wounded a mentally ill man who was waving what turned out to be a replica handgun outside the Olympic Division police station in 2021.

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