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   copy

   /ˈkɒpi/

   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:piratephoneyknock-offdupe
   • 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 centre"

   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 or an email 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 behaviour 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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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.

4. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPY | 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.

6. 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.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › copycopy - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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   copy meaning, definition, what is copy: something that is made to be exactly lik...: Learn more.

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

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   1. a. An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate: a copy of a painting; made two copies of the letter. b. Computers A file that has the same data as another file: stored on the server a copy of every document. c. One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording: an autographed copy of a novel. 2. a.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcopy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of copy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCOPY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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    1. countable noun. If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing. The reporter apparently obtained a copy of Steve's resignation letter. Synonyms: reproduction, duplicate, photocopy, carbon copy [old-fashioned] More Synonyms of copy. 2. countable noun.

11. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › copiedCopy | Definition of copy by Merriam-Webster

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    Define copy: something that is or looks exactly or almost exactly like something else : a version of something that is identical or almost identical…usage, synonyms, more.