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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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   What does copy mean?

   • 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.

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   How do you use the word copy in a sentence?

   • 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. Your doctor's office may keep a copy of your insurance card on file, and they may copy it again every year.

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   What is a copy of a picture?

   • Other forms: copies; copied; copying 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.

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   What is a copy of a document?

   • 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.

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   What is a copy of a painting called?

   • 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.

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   What does copy out mean?

   • Copy out means the same as copy. He wrote the title on the blackboard, then copied out the text sentence by sentence. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 'Did he leave a phone number?'—'Oh, yes.' She copied it out for him. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

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