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A copy honest enough to admit it's not the original.
means An exact reproduction of something, especially an artwork or object, usually made at the same or smaller scale by someone other than the original creator.
from From Italian 'replica,' meaning a reply or repetition, itself from the verb 'replicare' — to repeat or reply, built from Latin 'plicare,' to fold. The word first traveled through art studios, where it named a copy of a painting made by the original artist's own hand or workshop; a 'reply' to the first work, folded back on itself. Only later did it loosen to cover any faithful copy, by anyone, of anything.
- etymology
- from latin replicare, meaning to repeat or fold back
- art world
- artist-made replicas can be worth millions too
- legal status
- replica guns often require orange tips by law
- not forgery
- sold openly, never pretending to be authentic