replica

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian replica, derived from Latin replicare (“to fold or bend back; to reply”). Doublet of reply and replicate.

1. An exact copy.

   “The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.”

   “Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did.”

2. A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.

   “He collected replicas of old cars.”