Replicant

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human.
  2. 2
    One who replies. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    replicative

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner.

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