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Noun (1)

copy that is not the original; something that has been copiedSynonyms: replication reproduction

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Replica \Rep"li*ca\ (r?p"l?-k?), n. [It. See Reply, v. & n.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) Repetition. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

REPLICA, n. 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.