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 reproduction3archaic : something to be imitated : model4 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 advertisement5: duplicate 1a <a copy of a computer file> <a copy of a gene>

synonyms see reproduction