Replica vs Duplicate - What's the difference?
replica | duplicate |
An exact copy.
A copy made at a smaller scale of the original.
being the same as another; identical. This may exclude the first identical item in a series, but usage is inconsistent.
to make a copy of
to do repeatedly; to do again
to produce something equal to
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
* Sir W. Temple
(legal) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original.
The game of duplicate bridge.
* 1999 , Matthew Granovetter, Murder at the Bridge Table (page 6)
The game of duplicate Scrabble.
As nouns the difference between replica and duplicate
is that replica is an exact copy while duplicate is one that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.As an adjective duplicate is
being the same as another; identical. This may exclude the first identical item in a series, but usage is inconsistent.As a verb duplicate is
to make a copy of.replica
English
Noun
(en noun)- The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica .
- He collected replicas of old cars.
Anagrams
* ----duplicate
English
Adjective
(-)- This is a duplicate entry.
Verb
(duplicat)- If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?
- You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
- He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.
See also
* repeatNoun
(en noun)- This is a duplicate , but a very good replica.
- I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.
- (Burrill)
- The momentary madness which infects bridge players occurs frequently at rubber bridge and duplicate ; and though it rarely results in murder, it often terminates marriages and close friendships