replication

1. n. An answer; a reply. Source: opted

2. n. The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. Source: opted

3. n. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. Source: opted

4. n. A repetition; a copy. Source: opted

5. n. the act of making copies Source: wordnet

6. n. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division Source: wordnet

7. n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) Source: wordnet

8. n. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer Source: wordnet

9. n. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves Source: wordnet

10. n. copy that is not the original; something that has been copied Source: wordnet

11. n. the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion Source: wordnet

12. 1. An answer; a reply. Shak. Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer. 2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. To hear the replication of your sounds. Shak. 4. A repetition; a copy. Farrar. Syn. -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder. Source: webster

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