replica

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An exact copy of something, especially of a famous object.

   The museum displays a replica of the ancient crown.

2. 2
   noun

   A copy made smaller than the original.

   He collects replicas of classic cars.

Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.

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