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copy


Main Entry: 1copy
Pronunciation: \ˈkä-pē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cop·ies
Etymology: Middle English copie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin, abundance — more at copious
Date: 14th century

1 : an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress)
2 : one of a series of especially mechanical reproductions of an original impression; also : an individual example of such a reproduction
3 archaic : something to be imitated : model
4 a : matter to be set especially for printing b : something considered printable or newsworthy —used without an article <remarks that make good copy — Norman Cousins> c : text especially of an advertisement
5 : duplicate 1a <a copy of a computer file> <a copy of a gene>

synonyms see reproduction


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