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replicate.

To make a copy (replica) of.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/Canada, General-American/ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/Australia/ˈɹepləˌkæɪt/New-Zealand
  1. To make a copy (replica) of.

    On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
  2. To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.

  3. To reply.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

noun/ˈɹɛpləkət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɛpləkət/Canada, General-American/ˈɹepləkət/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.

  2. A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

Where this word comes from

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

adj
  1. Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

Where this word comes from

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

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