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rep·li·ca·tion  (rpl-kshn)

n.

1. A fold or a folding back.

2. A reply to an answer; a rejoinder.

3. Law The plaintiff's response to the defendant's answer or plea.

4. An echo or reverberation.

5. A copy or reproduction.

6. The act or process of duplicating or reproducing something.

7. Biology The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself: replication of DNA.

8. In scientific research, the repetition of an experiment to confirm findings or to ensure accuracy.

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replication [ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. a reply or response

2. (Law) Law (formerly) the plaintiff's reply to a defendant's answer or plea

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the production of exact copies of complex molecules, such as DNA molecules, that occurs during growth of living organisms

4. repetition of a procedure, such as a scientific experiment, in order to reduce errors

5. a less common word for replica

[via Old French from Latin replicātiō a folding back, from replicāre to unroll; see reply]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	replication - the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" reproduction scanning - the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission copying - an act of copying sound reproduction - the reproduction of sound
	2.	replication - (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	3.	replication - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, counter, return back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
	4.	replication - (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	5.	replication - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" echo, reverberation, sound reflection reflectivity, reflexion, reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays re-echo - the echo of an echo
	6.	replication - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied replica, reproduction copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" toy - a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
	7.	replication - the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication" repeating, repetition - the act of doing or performing again