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Most common English words: laws « run « position « #541: copy » opened » purpose » fall

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French copie, Mediaeval Latin copia "reproduction, transcript," from Latin copia "plenty, means". It should be noted here of the possible relation of the modern copy to the hebrew כף caph. Although kaph means literally "cup", the kaph is also a hebrew letter that acts as a prepositional modifier meaning, appropriately, like or similar to.

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Singular
copy

Plural
copies

copy (plural copies)

  1. The result of copying (confer original); an identical duplication.
    Please bring me the copies of those reports.
  2. An imitation of inferior quality.
    That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
  3. (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
  4. (marketing) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
  5. (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
    Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
  6. A school work pad.
    Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
  7. A printed edition of a book or magazine.
    Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet?

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Infinitive
to copy

Third person singular
copies

Simple past
copied

Past participle
copied

Present participle
copying

to copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)

  1. (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
    Please copy these reports for me
  2. (transitive) To imitate.
    Don't copy my dance moves.
    Mom, he's copying me!
  3. (transitive) (radio) Receive a transmission successfully.
    Do you copy?

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copy

  1. A copywriter.
  2. A copy (output of copywriter).

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