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    rep·li·cate
    verb[ˈrepləˌkāt]
    replicate (verb) · replicates (third person present) · replicated (past tense) · replicated (past participle) · replicating (present participle)
    1. make an exact copy of; reproduce:
      "the move is being replicated by three other states" · "it seems like emotions are the things that algorithms are finding it most difficult to replicate"
      • (replicate itself)
        (of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself:
        "interleukin-16 prevents the virus from replicating itself" · "in order to replicate, cells must make copies of their DNA"
      • repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result:
        "these findings have been replicated by Atwood and Jackson"
    adjective[ˈrepləkət]
    replicate (adjective)
    1. of the nature of a copy:
      "a replicate Earth"
      • of the nature of a repetition of a scientific experiment or trial:
        "the variation of replicate measurements"
    noun[ˈrepləkət]
    replicate (noun) · replicates (plural noun)
    1. a close or exact copy; a replica:
      "young reptiles should not be considered merely small replicates of adults"
      • a repetition of an experimental test or procedure:
        "five replicates were performed per dilution"
    2. music
      a tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘repeat’): from Latin replicat-, from the verb replicare, from re- ‘back, again’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The current senses date from the late 19th century.
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    1. make an exact copy of; reproduce:
     
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