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copy

UK/ˈkɒpi/ US/ˈkɑpi/ common
noun (4) verb (4)

noun

1.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

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2.

a secondary representation of an original

  • “she made a copy of the designer dress”
3.

matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

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4.

material suitable for a journalistic account

  • “catastrophes make good copy”

verb

1.

copy down as is

  • “The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over”
2.

reproduce someone''s behavior or looks

  • “The mime imitated the passers-by”
  • “Children often copy their parents or older siblings”
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3.

biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of

  • “replicate the cell”
  • “copy the genetic information”
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4.

make a replica of

  • “copy that drawing”
  • “re-create a picture by Rembrandt”
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Origin

From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.

Phrases

  • alibi copy
  • armchair copy
  • blind carbon copy
  • blot one's copy book
  • carbonless copy paper
  • copy and paste
  • copy area
  • copy art
  • copy attack
  • copy down
  • copy out
  • copy that

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