replica

1. 1.

   copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

   Synonymsreplicationreproduction

   Broadercopy

   Narrowertoy

Other forms of replica

plural

replicas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about replica

What does replica mean?

replica means "copy that is not the original; something that has been copied".

How many syllables are in replica?

replica has 3 syllables: rep-li-ca. The stress falls on "rep". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛplɪkə/.

What is another word for replica?

Close synonyms include replication, reproduction. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is replica a common word?

replica is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.