—v.tr.
1 repeat (an experiment etc.).
2 make a replica of.
3 fold back.
—adj. Bot. folded back on itself.
—n. Mus. a tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone.
Derivatives:
replicable adj. (in sense 1 of v.). replicability n. (in sense 1 of v.). replicative adj.
Etymology: L replicare (as RE-, plicare fold)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.