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Pronunciation : Rep`li*ca"tion (-k"shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. replicatio. See Reply.]
Definition : 1. An answer; a reply. Shak. Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer.

2. (Law Pleadings)

Defn: 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913