replicant

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

replicant (comparative more replicant, superlative most replicant)

  1. replicative

Noun[edit]

replicant (plural replicants)

  1. (science fiction) A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human.
  2. (archaic) One who replies.

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

replicant

  1. gerund of replicar

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

replicant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of replicō
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