copy
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French copie, from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
copy (plural copies)
- The result of copying (confer original); an identical duplication.
- Please bring me the copies of those reports.
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
- That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
- (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
- (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy
- (marketing) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
- Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
- A school work pad.
- Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
- A printed edition of a book or magazine.
- Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet?
Synonyms [edit]
- carbon copy
- duplicate
- facsimile
- image
- likeness
- reduplication
- replica
- replication
- reproduction
- simulacrum
- fake
- forgery
- phony
- sham
Antonyms [edit]
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Derived terms
Translations [edit]
result of copying; an identical duplication
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imitation of inferior quality
journalism: text that is to be typeset
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marketing: output of copywriter
text of a newspaper article
printed edition of a book or magazine
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Verb [edit]
copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
- Please copy these reports for me
- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
- First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.
- (transitive) To imitate.
- Don't copy my dance moves.
- Mom, he's copying me!
- (transitive) (radio) Receive a transmission successfully.
- Do you copy?
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:imitate
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
produce something identical
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place a copy in memory
imitate
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radio term
Related terms [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
English
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈkopy/
- Hyphenation: co‧py
Noun [edit]
copy
- A copywriter.
- A copy (output of copywriter).
Declension [edit]
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Declension of copy (type valo)
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