replication vs return

return vs replication

replication and return both are nouns.

replication is not a verb while return is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
replication	Yes	No	No	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, replication and return are synonyms defined as:

replication and return: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

Other synonyms of replication include comeback, counter, rejoinder, retort, riposte.

replication (noun)	return (noun)
the act of making copies	the act of going back to a prior location
the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion	a coming to or returning home
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied	getting something back again
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)	a reciprocal group action
(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

replication (verb)	return (verb)
	go back to a previous state
	be restored
	go back to something earlier
	answer back
	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
	pass down
	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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