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Replication

Definitions: Replication

Replication

Noun

1. The act of reproducing.

2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division.

3. (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "replication" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Replication

DomainDefinitions

Computing

Replication Creating and maintaining a duplicate copy of a database or file system on a different computer, typically a server. The term usually implies the intelligent copying of parts of the source database which have changed since the last replication with the destination. Replication may be one-way or two-way. Two-way replication is much more complicated because of the possibility that a replicated object may have been updated differently in the two locations in which case some method is needed to reconcile the different versions. For example, Lotus Notes can automatically distribute document databases across telecommunications networks. Notes supports a wide range of network protocols including X25 and Internet TCP/IP. Compare mirror. See also rdist. (1997-12-12). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Biology & Biotechnology

Sampling more than one stem radius per tree, as well as from more than one tree(a). Number of sampled trees per site or of tree-ring series per chronology(b). Source: European Union. (references)

General

Repetition of an experiment or procedure at the same time and place. . also -- PIPSY 68. . Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

The copying of DNA to form identical daughter molecules. It occurs by separation of the two DNA strands in the double helix followed by each of the strands acting as a template specifying the base sequence of newly-synthesized complementary strands. The end result is the formation of two daughter double-helical molecules of DNA, each identical to that of the parent DNA, and each containing one strand from the parent. Source: European Union. (references)

Meteorology & Standards

Replication is the performance of an experiment or parts of an experiment more than once. Each performance including the first one is called a replicate. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Replication

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Replication in biology simply refers to the act or ability to make a copy. (Mostly commonly meaning molecular replication).

Replication in computer science refers to the redundant storage and backup of the same data on multiple file systems to improve reliability, for example: Coda.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Replication."

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Synonym: Replication

Synonym: reproduction (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Replication

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Answer

Noun: answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement.

Lawsuit

Pleadings; declaration, bill, claim; proces verbal; bill of right, information, corpus delicti; affidavit, state of facts; answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder; surrebutter, surrejoinder.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Replication

English words defined with "replication": Counter pleainterferonplasmidrejoinder. (references)
Specialty definitions using "replication": Acriflavine, Adenovirus E2 Proteins, Adenovirus E3 Proteins, Adenovirus Early Proteins, Alphaherpesvirinae, Anti-Infective Agents, Quinolone, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Aphidicolin, aspect-oriented programming, autonomously replicating sequenceBase Pair Mismatch, Betaherpesvirinaecaching, Caliciviridae, Chlamydiales, Chromosomes, Bacterial Artificial, Cisplatin, cloning, crossing-overDATA CENTER, Dependovirus, distributed system, DNA Damage, DNA Helicases, DNA Replication, DNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseGene Amplification, Gene Conversion, Gene Products, nef, Gene Products, rev, Gene Products, tat, Gene Products, vpr, gene tranfer via viral vectors, Genetic Vectors, gyrasehalf-replicate design, HIV Long Terminal Repeat, Hydroxyphenylazouracilincomplete block, integrase inhibitor, Interleukin-16, InterphaseLotus Notesmemo function, micro-organismOkazaki fragment, oncornavirus, oncovirus, ori, ori region, origin of replicationPlatelet-Derived Growth Factor, Ploidies, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Pyrimidine DimersQ beta Replicaserandom amplified polymorphic DNA, recombinant DNA molecule, replication fork, Replication Origin, replicative form, RF DNAS Phase, Sarcoma Virus, Feline, SBR, Self-Sustained Sequence Replication, Spectral Band ReplicationTelomere, Tobacco Mosaic Virus Satellite, topoisomerase inhibitorsUniform Resource Namevariable number of tandem repeats locus, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, Virus Latency, Virus Replication, VNTR locusY fork, yeast episomal vectorZalcitabine. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Replication

DomainTitle

Books

  • Doubles, Dummies and Dolls: 21 Terror Tales of Replication (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

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Photo Album: Replication

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The earliest visible stage of HIV replication occurs when viral proteins accumulate under the cell membrane in a process called budding (a). In the next stage a crescent shaped early bud has constricted, forming a membrane-encapsulated sphere, with the dense center called a viral nucleoid (b). As the constricting process continues, the virus pinches off and becomes free extracellular infectious virus (c). At this stage, the dark circular mucleoid condenses into a bar; this morphologic feature is used to discriminate HIV-I from HTLV-II and HTLV-III. See artwork: GR-31.Credit: Dr. Matthew Gonda (photographer).

Photomicrographs of the drug AZT were taken at magnifications of 30x and 50x. Used to illuminate the crystals were polarized and darkfield lighting techniques. AZT is thought to help prevent the replication of HIV, the AIDS virus, also known as HTLV-III.Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

AZT in bottles is used intravenously in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

AZT, in tablet, capsule, and IV form, is used in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

AZT, in tablet and capsule forms, is used in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

  

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Non-Fiction Usage: Replication

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

They are totally dependent on their hosts for replication and overall survival. (references)

The L protein produces nascent genomes by replication via a positive-sense RNA intermediate. (references)

These inclusions have been identified as areas of active viral replication by the identification of rabies viral antigen. (references)

Business

However, Islamic religion prohibits the replication of human and animal forms. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Replication

"Replication" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Replication" is used about 286 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%28617,222

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Replication

Expressions using "replication": DNA Replication origin of replication replication fork Replication Origin Self-Sustained Sequence Replication spectral Band Replication Virus Replication. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "replication": self-replication.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Replication

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
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per Day

  cd replication

693

  directory replication server window

26

  dvd replication

494

  database replication

21

  cd rom replication

164

  compact disc replication

20

  replication

145

  cd replication uk

16

  dna replication

122

  replication company

15

  dvd rom replication

122

  dvd replication uk

15

  cd dvd replication

91

  replication and packaging

14

  bulk cd replication

85

  software replication company

14

  software replication

63

  software replication services

12

  cd duplication replication

59

  sql server replication

12

  duplication dvd r replication

54

  audio cd replication

11

  cd business card replication

51

  cd replication and design

11

  2000 configuring dfs file replication server window

50

  viral replication

11

  data replication

48

  active directory replication

11

  cd replication riviera

43

  replication server

9

  dvd manufacturing replication

43

  disc replication

9

  cd rom replication and disk duplication

41

  multimedia replication

8

  replication services

35

  oracle replication

8

  replication services cd duplication

34

  mini disc replication

8

  file replication

31

  sql replication

8
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Modern Translations: Replication

Language Translations for "replication"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

përsëritje (encore, iterance, iteration, recapitulation, recurrence, reduplication, rehearsal, reiteration, relapse, renewal, repeat, repetition), përgjigje (answer, comeback, rejoinder, reply, respond, response, retort, return), kopje (carbon, carbon copy, copy, crib, ditto, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, manifold, model, picture, replica, reproduction, take off, tally). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

реплика (catchword, cue, lines, replica, speech), копиране (imitation, tracing), копие (assagai, assegai, carbon copy, copy, counterpart, ditto, double, duplicate, imitation, javelin, manifold, print off, repetition, reproduction, shaft, spear, tally, transcript, transcription), възражение на ищеца, отговор (answer, rejoinder, reply, response, solution), прегънатост, имитация (counterfeit, ersatz, fake, imitation, mock, pinchbeck, repetition, sham, simulation). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

复制 (Copied, Copying, Dup, Duplicated, Duplicating, Duplication, replicate, Replicated). (various references)

   

Danish

  

replikation (DNA replication, duplication). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

replicatie, herhaling (repetition, replica). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

replikaatio, toisto (play back, playback, play-back, play-over, repetition, replay, reproduction). (various references)

   

French

  

reprise d'une étude (repeat-study), renouvellement (remake, renewal, renovation, reorder, repeat, repeat order, repetition, replacement), réplique d'une étude (repeat-study), réplication (DNA replication, repetition), répétition (recurrence, recursion, rehearsal, reiteration, repeat, repetition, replay, retake), réduplication (reduplication), duplication (DNA replication, reduplication), confirmation (confirmed reservation, repetition, republication). (various references)

   

German

  

Kopie (carbon, carbon copy, copy, duplicate, hard copy, manifold, n., photocopy, print, printing, replica, reproduction, transcript, transcription). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πανομοιότυπη επανάληψη, αντιγραφή του DΝΑ. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

válasz (answer, reaction, rejoinder, repartee, reply, response). (various references)

   

Italian

  

replicazione (DNA replication). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

リ"ア山猫 (liberation, libido, Libyan wildcat, lift, liftback, living, living kitchen, living room, living room set, living stock, makeover, rebate, reboot, reference, reference guide, referencer, refinance, refine, reflation, reflect, reflection, reflective, reform instructor, reform plan, refrain, refresh, refreshment, repeat, repeater, replace, replicate, reply, repression, reprint, reproduction, revision, rib, rib roast, rift, ripple, rivet, updating). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

リプリケーション . (various references)

   

Korean 

  

. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eplicationray

   

Portuguese

  

resposta (answer, answer back, answering, blip, rejoinder, reply, response), replicação, replicação, repetiçao (repetition), repetição (double, doubling machine, duplication, follow-up, frequent, iterant, iterative, recovery of undue payments, reduplication, rehearsal, reiteration, repeat, repetition, reproduction, retry, return), repercussão (backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, reverberation), réplica (aftershock, answer, comeuppance, flash, have objection to, rebuttal, rejoinder, repartee, replica, replica master, reply, response, retort, snipsnap), eco (echo, paragraph, repercussion, reverberation, ringing). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

replicã (catchword, counterpart, cue, imitation, rejoinder, remark, repartee, reply, respond, response, retort, retortion, tag), rãspuns (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, answer, reaction, repartee, reply, respond, respondence, response, retort, script, solution), ecou (echo), copie (copy, counterpart, ditto, duplicate, duplication, imitation, offtake, print, proof, repetition, replica, reproduction, tally, trace, transcript, transcription). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

копирование (tracing, xeroxing). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

odgovor na odgovor (rejoinder), odgovor (answer, rejoinder, reply, response, retort, return), kopija (blueprint, copy, duplicate, facsimile, replica). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

replicación (repetition). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

replikation, replikat, kopiering (copy, copying, copy-machine, dubbing, duplicate, duplicating, duplication, printing, reproduction). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yankı (echo, rebound, reflection, reflexion, repercussion, repercussions), kopya (carbon copy, copy, crib, cribbing, ditto, double, duplicate, duplication, exemplar, facsimile, image, likeness, manifold, printing out, repetition, replica, repro, spit, tracing, transcript, transcription, trot), eko (echo), cevap (answer, reply, response), aynısı (the same). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

копіювання (copying, duplication), копія (carbon, copy, counterpart, duplicate, duplication, edition, image, imitation, manifold, picture, pressing, similitude, transcript, transcription), відповідь (answer, antiphon, rejoinder, reply, respond, response), луна (echo, rebound). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Replication

Derivations

Words beginning with "replication": replications. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Replication" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: creolisation, repication, reprication, repuliation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Replication"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "replication" (pronounced re'plukā"shun)
8-p l u k ā" sh u napplication, complication, duplication, explication, implication, misapplication, multiplication.
7-l u k ā" sh u nallocation, misallocation, reallocation.
6-u k ā" sh u nacidification, adjudication, advocation, amplification, authentication, avocation, certification, classification, codification, communication, convocation, decertification, dedication, deification, desiccation, disqualification, diversification, domestication, edification, education, equivocation, eradication, excommunication, falsification, fortification, gasification, gratification, identification, indication, intensification, intoxication, invocation, magnification, medication, miscommunication, modification, notification, nullification, ossification, pacification, personification, pontification, prefabrication, prognostication, provocation, purification, qualification, quantification, ramification, ratification, recertification, reclassification, rectification, rededication, reunification, revocation, sanctification, saponification, suffocation, unification, verification, vilification, vindication.
5-k ā" sh u nabdication, altercation, bifurcation, clarification, confiscation, demarcation, detoxication, detoxification, disembarkation, dislocation, echolocation, electrification, embarkation, evocation, fabrication, gentrification, glorification, indemnification, justification, location, lubrication, misidentification, mummification, obfuscation, publication, relocation, simplification, sophistication, specification, syndication, telecommunication, vacation, vocation.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, activation, adaptation, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alphabetization, alteration, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authorization, automation, aviation, balkanization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, coagulation, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communization, compensation, compilation, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, divination, documentation, domination, donation, dramatization, duration, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, facilitation, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gastrulation, generalization, generation, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, gradation, graduation, granulation, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indentation, indexation, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, machination, magnetization, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscreation, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, nucleation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, punctuation, quotation, radiation, radicalization, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recitation, reclamation, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, recuperation, redecoration, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanitation, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, specialization, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, summation, superstation, tabulation, taxation, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, vibration, victimization, violation, visitation, visualization, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

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Anagrams: Replication

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-n-o-p-r-t"

-1 letter: antipolice, pratincole.

-2 letters: epilation, pearlitic, pictorial, plication, porcelain, precoital, prolactin, reliction, reptilian.

-3 letters: acrolein, anoretic, antipole, apocrine, atropine, caponier, capriole, cilantro, clarinet, colinear, conepatl, contrail, coparent, creation, elicitor, entropic, erotical, inceptor, inertial, interlap, irenical, ironical, leprotic, leptonic, loricate, nitrolic, operatic, optician, oriental, paintier, particle, pecorini, pectoral, pelorian, periotic, perlitic, petiolar, petrolic, picoline, platinic.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-l-n-o-p-r-t"
 

+1 letter: replications.

 

+2 letters: coplanarities, intertropical, personalistic, pictorialness, reapplication, recompilation, reduplication, republication.

 

+3 letters: interparochial, isentropically, keratinophilic, pertinaciously, prepublication, reapplications, recapitulation, recompilations, reduplications, republications, ultraprecision.

 

+4 letters: complimentarily, interprovincial, introspectional, malpractitioner, overapplication, pictorialnesses, prepublications, provincialities, recapitulations, ultraprecisions.

 

+5 letters: copolymerization, malpractitioners, operationalistic, overapplications, overcapitalizing, overcomplicating, prequalification, pronounceability, recapitalization.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Alternative Orthography: Replication


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 70 6C 69 63 61 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-.    .    .--.    .-..    ..    -.-.    .-    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110000 01101100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#112 &#108 &#105 &#99 &#97 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0070 006C 0069 0063 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5271827875696786758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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