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# replica

noun (a replica, replicas)

«replica» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A replica is a very exact copy of something, such as a famous ship, statue, building or shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and museum lessons, replicas let people see what precious or lost objects looked like; in sport, replica shirts copy the team kit. Phrases: a replica of, replica kit, a full-size replica.

### Examples

- We visited a replica of the Golden Hind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x1)
- The museum shows a replica of the crown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x2)
- I have a replica football shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x3)
- The model is a replica of the Eiffel Tower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x4)
- A replica dinosaur skeleton stood in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x5)
- The real painting is safe; this is a replica. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/#x6)

### Note

Countable. A replica is a copy made openly, not to cheat; a fake is meant to trick people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «replica» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/replica/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«replica» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/replica.html) on Mova free.