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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rep•li•ca•tion /ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a copy;
replica. - [uncountable] the act or process of replicating, esp. in a scientific experiment.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rep•li•ca•tion (rep′li kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a reply;
answer. - a reply to an answer.
- Lawthe reply of the plaintiff or complainant to the defendant's plea or answer.
- reverberation;
echo. - a copy.
- the act or process of replicating, esp. for experimental purposes.
- Geneticsthe process by which double-stranded DNA makes copies of itself, each strand, as it separates, synthesizing a complementary strand.
- Latin replicātiōn- (stem of replicātiō) a rolling back, equivalent. to replicāt(us) (see replicate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French replication
- Middle English replicacioun 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌrepliˈcation /ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - a reply or response
- (formerly) the plaintiff's reply to a defendant's answer or plea
- the production of exact copies of complex molecules, such as DNA molecules, that occurs during growth of living organisms
- repetition of a procedure, such as a scientific experiment, in order to reduce errors
- a less common word for replica
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin replicātiō a folding back, from replicāre to unroll; see reply |