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Webster 1913 Edition
Replication
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. Shakespeare
4.
A repetition; a copy.
Syn. – Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.
Webster 1828 Edition
Replication
REPLICA'TION
,Noun.
1.
An answer; a reply. Particularly,2.
In law pleadings, the reply of the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.3.
Return or repercussion of sound. [Not used.]