Replication

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fold or a folding back.
  • n. A reply to an answer; a rejoinder.
  • n. Law The plaintiff's response to the defendant's answer or plea.
  • n. An echo or reverberation.
  • n. A copy or reproduction.
  • n. The act or process of duplicating or reproducing something.
  • n. Biology The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself: replication of DNA.
  • n. In scientific research, the repetition of an experiment to confirm findings or to ensure accuracy.
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  • n. Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
  • n. Copy; reproduction.
  • n. A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An answer; a reply.
  • n. The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.
  • n. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.
  • n. A repetition; a copy.
  • n. The copying, by enzymes, of a cell's genome, i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, so as to form an identical genome. This is an essential step in the division of one cell into two. This differs from transcription, which is the copying of only part of the genetic information of a cell's genome into RNA, as in the processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or ribosomal RNA.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An answer; a reply.
  • n. In law, the third step in the pleadings in a common-law action or bill in equity, being the reply of the plaintiff or complainant to the defendant's plea or answer.
  • n. Return or repercussion of sound.
  • n. In logic, the assuming or using of the same term twice in the same proposition.
  • n. Repetition; hence, a copy; a portrait.
  • n. A repeated folding or bending back of a surface.
  • n. In music, the repetition of a tone at a higher or lower octave, or a combination of replicates together.
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  • n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  • n. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
  • n. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  • n. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
  • n. the act of making copies
  • n. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
  • n. the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
    • Antonym
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    biological process    organic process    pleading    repeating    repetition   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    response    answer    reply    rejoinder    echo   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    synchronization    authentication    database    backup    transcription   
     
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