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replica

noun
/ˈɹɛplɪkə/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from replico
  2. borrowed from replica

Definitions

  1. An exact copy.

    • The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
    • Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did.

  2. A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.

    • He collected replicas of old cars.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at replica. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01replica02original03copies04copy05imitation06simulation07simulates08simulate09replicate

A definitional loop anchored at replica. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at replica

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA