
n.
- A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist.
- A copy or reproduction, especially one on a scale smaller than the original.
[Italian, from replicare, to repeat, from Late Latin replicāre. See replicate.]
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[Italian, from replicare, to repeat, from Late Latin replicāre. See replicate.]
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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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The statue is a replica of one found in the museum.
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| replacement vector, repetitive sequence, repetitive extragenic palindromic sequences | |
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A replica is a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance. An inverted replica complements the original by filling its gaps. It can be a copy used for historical purposes, such as being placed in a museum. Sometimes the original never existed. For example, Difference Engine No. 2, designed by Charles Babbage in the 19th century, was reconstructed from original drawings studied by Allan Bromley in the 1980s and is now on display at the Science Museum in London, England. A second example is Stephenson's Rocket where a replica was built in 1979, following the original design fairly closely, but with some adaptations.
One definition of "replica" has emerged that defines one as a copy of an original object, that can only be made by the original company[citation needed] (or corporate descendant) of the firm that made the original object; any other sort of copy of an original object would be called a "reproduction" instead[citation needed].
However, replicas have often been used illegally for forgery, counterfeits, fakes especially of money and coins, but also commercial merchandise such as designer label clothing, luxury bags and accessories, and luxury watches. In arts or historic cars, the term "replica" is used for a non-original recreation, sometimes hiding its real identity.
Because of gun ownership restrictions in some locales, gun collectors often create non-functional legal replicas of illegal firearms. Such replicas are also preferred to real firearms when used as a prop in a stage performance, generally for safety reasons.
A prop replica is an authentic-looking duplicate of a prop from a video game, movie or television show.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - replika, efterligning, kopi
Nederlands (Dutch)
reproductie, kopie/model, dubbelganger
Français (French)
n. - réplique, copie
Deutsch (German)
n. - Replik, Nachbildung, Ebenbild
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάτυπο, πανομοιότυπο, αντίγραφο (έργου τέχνης)
Italiano (Italian)
replica, copia esatta
Português (Portuguese)
n. - réplica (f)
Русский (Russian)
модель, копия, дубликат
Español (Spanish)
n. - réplica, copia, reproducción
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kopia, replik
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
复制品, 酷似, 复写
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 複製品, 酷似, 複寫
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원작의 모사, 복사 , 반복
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - レプリカ, 写し, 複製
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نسخه مطابقه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - העתק מדוייק, דגם מוקטן, רפרודוקציה
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