Replication - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌreplɪˈkeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word replication
Brit.  |replɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word replication

noun

- the act of making copies (syn: 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) (syn: 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 (syn: echo, reverberation)
- copy that is not the original; something that has been copied (syn: replica, reproduction)
- the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication

Extra examples

...bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden...

...we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data...

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