| NOUN | act | replication, reproduction | the act of making copies |
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| process | replication | (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division | |
| communication | replication, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback, counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | |
| communication | replication | (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer | |
| attribute | replication, echo, reverberation, sound reflection | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves | |
| artifact | replication, replica, reproduction | copy that is not the original | |
| act | replication | the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion |
| Sounds | reh.plahkey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of making copies. | |
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| Synonym | reproduction | |
| Narrower | 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 |
| sound reproduction | The reproduction of sound | |
| Broader | copying | An act of copying / copying / copying |
| Spanish | reproducción | |
| Catalan | reproducció | |
| Meaning | (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Verbs | replicate | reproduce or make an exact copy of |
| Meaning | A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). | |
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| Synonyms | rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, comeback, counter | |
| Narrower | sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth | An impudent / impudent or insolent rejoinder |
| Broader | reply, response | The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange |
| Spanish | réplica | |
| Meaning | (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
| Spanish | réplica | |
| Meaning | The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. | |
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| Synonyms | echo, reverberation, sound reflection | |
| Narrower | re-echo | The echo of an echo |
| Broader | reflection, reflexion, reflectivity | The ability to reflect beams or rays |
| Spanish | eco, reverberación | |
| Catalan | eco, ressò, reverberació | |
| Meaning | Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied. | |
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| Synonyms | replica, reproduction | |
| Narrower | toy | A nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier) |
| Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
| Spanish | replicación, réplica, reproducción | |
| Catalan | replicació, rèplica, reproducció | |
| Meaning | The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion. | |
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| Example | "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication" | |
| Broader | repetition, repeating | The act of doing or performing again |
| Verbs | replicate | make or do or perform again |
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