"Replicare" is a Latin word that means to repeat or to echo. In phonetic transcription (IPA), it is pronounced /rɛplɪˈkɑːreɪ/. This word is spelled with a c before the final e, despite the fact that in Latin it is spelled with a letter k. The reason for this is because the letter c was already used in English as a substitute for the letter k in several Latinate words, and so the spelling of "replicare" was adapted to conform to this convention.