Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

replication

/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
repli-ca-tion
IPA
/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Copy; reproduction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: replicacioun, replicacion, replicātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

replications (plural)

Derived Forms

bioreplication dereplication endoreplication georeplication microreplication misreplication nonreplication overreplication postreplication prereplication pseudoreplication replicational

Phrases

replication crisis replication fork

Frequently Paired Words

replicability replicable replicatability replicatable

Synonyms

repetition duplication imitation copying reproduction copy repeat carbon copy duplicate replica

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce replication?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does replication mean?
The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
Where does replication come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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