replication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of making copies
  2. noun (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
  3. noun a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.

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Synonyms

reproduction

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