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Replication

noun

The act of making copies. Synonym: reproduction.

(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division.

A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). Synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte.

(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer.

The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. Synonyms: echo, reverberation, sound reflection.

Copy that is not the original; something that has been copied. Synonyms: replica, reproduction.

The repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion.

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... to the Fleet Prison on Feb. 8, 1596, by order of the Lord Keeper, for drawing a replication of sixscore sheets containing much impertinent matter which might well have been contained in sixteen. On Feb. 10 the Lord Keeper ordered that on the following Saturday the Warden of the Fleet should cut a hole through the replication, and put the ...

— Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics - Second Series • James Williams

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