Synonym Study

• A replica is an exact reproduction of a work of art or other object, sometimes on a smaller scale a replica of the Parthenon, in strict usage referring to a reproduction of a work of art made by the original artist
• A duplicate is a double, or counterpart, of something, serving all the purposes of the original a duplicate of the contract
• A facsimile is an exact reproduction in appearance, sometimes, however, differing in scale a facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence
• Reproduction implies a close imitation of an original, often, however, with differences, as of material, size, or quality a reproduction of a painting
• Copy , the broadest of these terms, refers to a thing that is made to be like another, whether the resulting correspondence is exact or approximate a carbon copy