adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛpləkət/
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Canada, General-American:/ˈɹɛpləkət/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈɹepləkət/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/
Australian:/ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/
New-Zealand:/ˈɹepləˌkæɪt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retroflex
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bend, flex
History
Etymology
From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
копирам
(kopiram)
— to make a copy of
Bulgarian:
правя копие
(pravja kopie)
— to make a copy of
Finnish:
kopioida
— to make a copy of
Finnish:
monistaa
— to make a copy of
Finnish:
replikoida
— to make a copy of
French:
répliquer
— to make a copy of
Hindi:
अनुकृति करना
(anukŕti karnā)
— to make a copy of
Hindi:
अनुकरण करना
(anukraṇ karnā)
— to make a copy of