replication

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rep·li·ca·tion | \ ˌre-plə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of replication

1a : answer, reply

b(1) : an answer to a reply : rejoinder

(2) : a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea, answer, or counterclaim

2 : echo, reverberation

3a : copy, reproduction

b : the action or process of reproducing or duplicating replication of DNA viral replication

4 : performance of an experiment or procedure more than once

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Examples of replication in a Sentence

bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data

Recent Examples on the Web Coronaviruses in general have adapted to develop a wide variety of strategies to continue their replication and to infect and reinfect multiple species over millions of years. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 Coronaviruses produce a host of proteins essential for their replication, and each could be a target of a new drug. — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021 Two mutations are at a site the virus uses to pry its way into those cells and hijack them for its own replication. — Melissa Healy, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021 Two mutations are at a site the virus uses to pry its way into those cells and hijack them for its own replication. — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021 The pills are designed to do that -- each by stopping different stages of its replication. — Maggie Fox, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021 Consider the present: Delta itself, of course, has also brought its own set of unknowns related to its faster replication and ability to infect. — Gregory Barber, Wired, 13 Sep. 2021 Current estimates suggest that BA.2 variants have replication rates at least 30% greater than BA.1 variants. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Google’s replication of code copyrighted by Oracle Corp. ; and limiting the power of school administrators to police student expression off campus. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 See More

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