replica, copy

replica, copy
Copy is a widely used term for a reproduction, imitation, or transcript of an original: "Please make a copy of this letter." Replica, a more learned word derived from a Latin term meaning "to repeat," is applied only to a copy or reproduction of an original that is produced by the maker of the original or prepared under his direct supervision. A copy of a painting, for example, is one reproduction among perhaps thousands produced by someone other than the artist himself. A duplicating mechanism, such as a Xerox machine (See Xerox), can make copies but not replicas. Words related to replica and copy are facsimile, duplicate, imitation, and carbon.

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  • replica — 1824, from It. replica copy, repetition, reply, from L. replicare to repeat (see REPLY (Cf. reply)). Properly, a copy of a work of art made by the original artist …   Etymology dictionary

  • copy — See replica. See replica, copy …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • replica — See replica, copy …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • copy — I noun cast, counterfeit, counterpart, duplicate, duplication, ectype, facsimile, fake, forgery, image, imitation, impress, impression, imprint, likeness, offprint, personation, print, reissue, repetition, replica, representation, reprint,… …   Law dictionary

  • replica — [rep′li kə] n. [It, a repetition, orig., reply < ML, an answer < L replicare: see REPLY] 1. a reproduction or copy of a work of art, esp. a copy by the maker of the original 2. any very close reproduction or copy; facsimile SYN. COPY …   English World dictionary

  • Copy — may refer to: to copy a word from a book to a paper or laptop or computer Copying or the product of copying (including the plural copies ); the duplication of information or an artifact. Cut, copy, and paste, a method of reproducing text or other …   Wikipedia

  • copy — n *reproduction, duplicate, carbon, carbon copy, transcript, facsimile, replica Analogous words: counterpart, *parallel: imprint, print, *impression, impress: *image, effigy Antonyms: original copy vb Copy, imitate, mimic, ape, mock mean to make… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • copy — [käp′ē] n. pl. copies [ME copie, abundance, full transcript < OFr < ML copia, copious transcript < L copia, plenty: see COPIOUS] 1. a thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription 2. Now Rare… …   English World dictionary

  • replica — facsimile, *reproduction, duplicate, copy, carbon copy, transcript …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • copy — [n] duplicate, imitation archetype, carbon, carbon copy*, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, ectype, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, microfiche, mimeograph, miniature …   New thesaurus

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