rep·li·ca·tion /ˌrɛpləˈkeʃən/
  回答,反響,複製,原告的否認抗辯,折轉,彎回
  rep·li·ca·tion /ˌrɛpləˈkeʃən/ 名詞
  再試驗,折轉,複製過程,複製品,複製
  replication
  複製 重複
  Rep·li·ca·tion n.
  1. An answer; a reply.
     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.
  Syn: -- Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.
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  replication
       n 1: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy
            texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction]
       2: (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself
          before cell division
       3: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
          critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
          teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
           comeback, counter]
       4: (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the
          defendant's plea or answer
       5: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
          [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection]
       6: copy that is not the original; something that has been
          copied [syn: replica, reproduction]
       7: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the
          validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe
          an experimental result until they have seen at least one
          replication"