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   replica

   /ˈrɛplɪkə/

   noun

   • 1. an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale: "a replica of the Empire State Building" Similar copymodelduplicatereproductionreplicationdummyimitationcarbon copyfacsimileinformal:knock-offdupeperfect likenessexact likenessdoublelookalikeliving imagemirror imageimagepicturetwincloneDoppelgängerinformal:spitting imagedead ringerringerdead spitspit and imageOpposite originalgenuine article
   • ▪ a duplicate of an original artistic work: "it is a replica of an antique plaque"

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a musical term in the sense ‘a repeat’): from Italian, from replicare ‘to reply’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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