replica
/ˈɹɛplɪkə/
replica noun: an exact copy.
Noun
replica (plural replicas or (rare) repliche)
- An exact copy.
- The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
- Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did.2025 November 12, Tony Streeter, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 42
- A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.
- He collected replicas of old cars.
replica meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
replica in Hindi
- smaller-scale model
- प्रतिरूप pratirūp
- exact copy
- अनुकृति anukŕti, प्रतिलिपि pratilipi
replica in Tamil
- உருப்போலி, உருவ நேர்படி, உருவ நேர்ப்படி, நேர் பகர்ப்பு, நேர்படி, சரிசம்மான பிரதி
replica in Marathi
- प्रतिकृती, प्रतिकृति
replica in Urdu
- چربہ, نقل
More languagesFewer languages
- replica in Bengali
- অবিকল প্রতিরুপ, চিত্রের প্রতিলিপি
- replica in Telugu
- ప్రతిరూపం, ప్రతిరూపము, రెప్లికా
- replica in Malayalam
- പ്രതിരൂപം pratirūpaṁ
- replica in Kannada
- ಮಾರಚ್ಚು, ಮಾರಡರ್ಪು, ಪ್ರತಿಕೃತಿ, ಯಥಾಪ್ರತಿ
- replica in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ
- replica in Gujarati
- પ્રતિકૃતિ, પ્રતિરૂપ
- replica in Odia
- ପ୍ରତିରୂପ
- replica in Nepali
- प्रतिकृति
- replica in Arabic
- نُشْخَة nušḵa
Examples of replica in a sentence
- He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
- This is a duplicate, but a very good replica.
- The museum has a full-scale replica of a Viking ship.
Forms of replica
| plural | replicas |
|---|---|
| plural (rare) | repliche |
Origin of replica
Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.
Questions about replica
- What does replica mean?
- Replica means an exact copy.
- What is replica in Hindi?
- Replica in Hindi is प्रतिरूप (pratirūp), अनुकृति (anukŕti), प्रतिलिपि (pratilipi). See Replica meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is replica?
- Replica is a noun.
- How do you pronounce replica?
- Replica is pronounced /ˈɹɛplɪkə/.
- What is the plural of replica?
- The plural of replica is replicas.
Words near replica in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: replica (page history and authors); replica (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replica (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replica (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replica (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replica (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); പ്രതിരൂപം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); replica (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); replica (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replica (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replica (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); replica (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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