Replication \Rep`li*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.]

1. An answer; a reply. --Shak.

Withouten any repplicacioun. --Chaucer.

2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.

3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.

To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak.

4. A repetition; a copy.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)