replication

Other forms of replication

plural

replications·

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 replication

What does replication mean?

replication means "the act of making copies". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in replication?

replication has 4 syllables: rep-li-ca-tion. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˌɹɛpləˈkeɪʃən/.

What is another word for replication?

Close synonyms include reproduction, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte. 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 replication a common word?

replication is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with replication?

104 words rhyme with replication. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.