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replication.

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
  1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Copy; reproduction.

    countable · uncountable
    That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
  3. A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.

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  4. The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.

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