réplica

See also: replica, replicá, replicà, and replică

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from replicar (“to replicate”), from Latin replicāre (“to fold”), from re- + plicō (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.pli.kɐ/ [ˈhɛ.pli.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.pli.kɐ/ [ˈhɛ.pli.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.pli.kɐ/ [ˈχɛ.pli.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.pli.ka/ [ˈhɛ.pli.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛ.pli.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ré‧pli‧ca

Noun

réplica f (plural réplicas)

1. replication (the act of replicating)

   Synonyms: clonagem, cópia, copiagem

2. replica (an exact copy)

   Synonyms: clone, cópia, reprodução

3. (law) answer (document filed in response to a complaint)

Related terms

• replicabilidade
• replicação
• replicado
• replicador
• replicante
• replicar
• replicativo
• replicável

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from replicar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreplika/ [ˈre.pli.ka]

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• Rhymes: -eplika
• Syllabification: ré‧pli‧ca

Noun

réplica f (plural réplicas)

1. replica
2. reply
3. retort, comeback, rejoinder, repartee (sharp or witty response)
4. aftershock

Antonyms

• premonitor

Further reading

• “réplica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28