replicant

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adjective

replicative

OriginLatin replicāns →
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Meanings

adjectivereplicant (comparative more replicant, superlative most replicant)

comparative more replicant · superlative most replicant

  1. replicative
nounreplicant (plural replicants)

plural replicants

  1. literatureA robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human.
  2. archaicOne who replies.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
andybioroid

Origin

  1. Latinreplicāns
  2. Englishreplicant

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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APA

replicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicant

MLA

“replicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replicant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicant.

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