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   Cop·y

   /ˈkäpē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing made to be similar or identical to another: "the problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy" Similar duplicateduplicationreprintfacsimilephotocopycarbon copycarbonmimeographmimeotranscriptinformal:dupetrademark:Xeroxphotostatreplicareproductionreplicationprintimitationlikenesslookalikerepresentationmock-updummycounterfeitforgeryfakeshambootleginformal:piratephoneyknockoffdupe
   • 2. a single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue: "the record has sold more than a million copies" Similar editionversionimpressionimprintissuespecimensampleexample
   • 3. matter to be printed: "copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month"
   • ▪ material for a newspaper or magazine article: "it is an unfortunate truth of today's media that bad news makes good copy" Similar materialarticlesstoriesfeatures
   • ▪ the text of an advertisement: "“No more stubble—no more trouble,” trumpeted their ad copy"
   • 4. a blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork: South Asian, Irish "examinees will not be allowed to take pens, copies, or water bottles inside the test center"

   verb

   • 1. make a similar or identical version of; reproduce: "each form had to be copied and sent to a different department" Similar duplicatephotocopyxeroxphotostatmimeographmake a photocopy oftake a photocopy ofrun offtranscribereproducereplicateclonereproducereplicateforgefakefalsifycounterfeitbootleg
   • ▪ reproduce (data stored in one location) in another location: "the command will copy a file from one disc to another"
   • ▪ write out information that one has read or heard: "he copied the details into his notebook"
   • ▪ send a copy of a letter to (a third party): "I thought I'd copy to you this letter sent to the PR representative"
   • ▪ send someone a copy of an email that is addressed to a third party: "I attached the document and copied him in so he'd know it had been sent"
   • 2. imitate the style or behavior of: "lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue" Similar imitatemimicapeemulatefollowechomirrorsimulateparrotreproduceplagiarizepoachstealinfringe the copyright ofinformal:piraterip offcribliftnickpincharchaic:monkey
   • 3. hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter: "this is Edwards, do you copy, over"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a transcript or copy of a document): from Old French copie (noun), copier (verb), from Latin copia ‘abundance’ (in medieval Latin ‘transcript’, from such phrases as copiam describendi facere ‘give permission to transcribe’).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › copyCopy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COPY is an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (such as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress). How to use copy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Copy.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COPY meaning: 1. to intentionally make or do something that is the same as an original piece of work: 2. to…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › copyCOPY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Copy definition: an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original. See examples of COPY used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › copyCopy - definition of copy by The Free Dictionary

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   1. an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting. 2. one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like. 3. matter intended to be reproduced in printed form. 4. the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, or the like.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › copyCopy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A copy is a reproduction of something — it looks identical to the original. You might ask your sister to make a copy of your nephew's adorable painting so you can hang it on your fridge. You can use the word copy in several different ways.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › copyCOPY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   COPY meaning: 1. something that is made to look exactly like something else: 2. a single book, newspaper, etc of…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you copy something, you produce something that looks like the original thing. Copy files from your old computer to your new one. American English : copy / ˈkɒpi /