réplica
reply
noun RREH-plee-kah Rare
Origin: From Latin replicare (to fold back, reply).
Also means
replica
Usage Note
Réplica means a verbal or written reply or counterargument, and also a physical replica or copy of an object. In geology it refers to an aftershock (réplica sísmica). The accent is on the first syllable (proparoxytone), so stress that syllable firmly: RÉ-pli-ca.
Examples
"No tuvo réplica a mis argumentos."
Natural Translation
He had no reply to my arguments.
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