4 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

replica

noun: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: {replication}, {reproduction}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Replica \Rep"li*ca\ (r?p"l?-k?), noun [It. See {Reply}, v. & n.]

1. (Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original.

2. (Mus.) Repetition.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "replica": Doppelganger, actual thing, burlesque, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterpart, dead ringer, ditto, double, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, equivalent, exact counterpart, facsimile, homograph, homonym, homophone, idem, identical same, imitation, knockoff, likeness, mock-up, model, no other, none other, paraphrase, parody, photocopy, quadruplicate, repetition, replication, representation, reproduction, selfsame, spit and image, spitting image, synonym, the same, the same difference, travesty, triplicate, twin, version, very image, very same

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

REPLICA, noun A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original. It is so called to distinguish it from a "copy," which is made by another artist. When the two are mae with equal skill the replica is the more valuable, for it is supposed to be more beautiful than it looks.

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