Replication

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. An answer; a reply. Shak. Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer.

2. 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. Farrar.

Synonyms: Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.