replication

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌrɛpləˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the action of copying or reproducing something

The experiment's replication confirmed the original findings.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the action of copying or... reproduction copying duplication copy reduplication

Word family

Related forms replicate replica reply

Etymology

From Latin replicatio ('a folding back, reply'), from replicare ('to fold back'), from re- ('back') + plicare ('to fold').

replicatio Latin replicare Latin plicare Latin

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# replication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌrɛpləˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃn/

## Meanings
1. the action of copying or reproducing something

## Examples
- The experiment's replication confirmed the original findings.

## Synonyms
- reproduction
- copying
- duplication
- copy
- reduplication

## Related Forms
- replicate
- replica
- reply

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: replicatio
- Root: replicare
- Root: plicare

## Etymology
From Latin replicatio ('a folding back, reply'), from replicare ('to fold back'), from re- ('back') + plicare ('to fold').

## AI Etymology
Replication comes from Latin replicatio ('a folding back, reply'), from replicare ('to fold back'), from re- ('back') + plicare ('to fold'). The historical trail runs through Latin replicatio, Latin replicare and Latin plicare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the action of copying or reproducing something. Related forms include replicate, replica, reply.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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