n.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-pl ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : ANSWER , REPLY b (1) : an answer to a reply : REJOINDER (2) : a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea, answer, or counterclaim
2 : ECHO , REVERBERATION
3 a : COPY , REPRODUCTION b : the action or process of reproducing or duplicating < replication of DNA> <viral replication >
4 : performance of an experiment or procedure more than once