"replicant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more replicant [comparative], most replicant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|replicāns}} Latin replicāns Head templates: {{en-adj}} replicant (comparative more replicant, superlative most replicant)
  1. replicative Categories (topical): Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-replicant-en-adj-~23YOmJR Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 51 33 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 21 27

Noun

Forms: replicants [plural]
Etymology: From Latin replicāns, present participle of replicō. The science fiction sense was coined by David Peoples in the 1982 film Blade Runner. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|replicāns}} Latin replicāns Head templates: {{en-noun}} replicant (plural replicants)
  1. (science fiction) A robot or artificial being that is an exact copy of a genuine lifeform, especially a human. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-replicant-en-noun-q6yLrxPv Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (archaic) One who replies. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-replicant-en-noun-5jjCwsRs

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