The definition of a replica is a copy of something or a duplicate of something, sometimes done on a smaller scale than the original.
(noun)See replica in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: It, a repetition, orig., reply < ML, an answer < L replicare: see reply
See replica in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: Italian
Origin: , from replicare, to repeat
Origin: , from Late Latin replicāre; see replicate
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