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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPLICA'TION, n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.]
1. An answer; a reply. Particularly,
2. In law pleadings, the reply of the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
3. Return or repercussion of sound. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction, replication]
2: (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
3: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]
4: (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
5: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication]
6: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: replica, replication, reproduction]
7: 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"

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a. answer, reply b. (1) an answer to a reply ; rejoinder (2) a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea, answer, or counterclaim 2. echo, reverberation 3. a. copy, reproduction b. the action or process of reproducing or duplicating <replication of DNA> <viral replication> 4. performance of an experiment or procedure more than once

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a reply or response, esp. a reply to an answer. 2 Law the plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea. 3 a the act or an instance of copying. b a copy. c the process by which genetic material or a living organism gives rise to a copy of itself. Etymology: ME f. OF replicacion f. L replicatio -onis (as REPLICATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Replication Rep`li*ca"tion (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.] 1. An answer; a reply. --Shak. Withouten any repplicacioun. --Chaucer. 2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak. 4. A repetition; a copy.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Answer, reply, response. 2. Rejoinder. 3. Repetition. 4. Copy, portrait.

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