REPLICA, n. A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made t… — The Devil's Dictionary
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REPLICA, n. A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original. It is so called to distinguish it from a "copy," which is made by another artist. When the two are made with equal skill the replica is the more valuable, for it is supposed to be more beautiful than it looks.
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