Replication and Reduplication

Replication

Replication noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden

Reduplication is a synonym for replication in same topic. In some cases you can use "Reduplication" instead a noun "Replication".

Nearby Words: replicate, replica, replicated, replicating, replicator

Reduplication

Reduplication noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: that old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago
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Synonyms for Reduplication

Replication is a synonym for reduplication in same topic. You can use "Replication" instead a noun "Reduplication", if it concerns topics such as copy.

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