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replica

Definitions of replica
  1. noun
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
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    types:
    epanalepsis
    repetition after intervening words
    epanodos
    repetition of a group of words in reverse order
    anafoor
    repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
    anafoor
    using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
    type of:
    stijlfiguur, stijlmiddel
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
  2. noun
    an event that repeats
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    types:
    circulatie, cirkelgang, cyclus, kringloop, kringloopproces, omloop, rondgang, roulatie
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    replay
    something (especially a game) that is played again
    atavisme
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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