Copy

['kɒpɪ] or ['kɑpi]

Definition

(noun.) a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; 'she made a copy of the designer dress'; 'the clone was a copy of its ancestor'.

(noun.) matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials.

(noun.) material suitable for a journalistic account; 'catastrophes make good copy'.

(verb.) make a replica of; 'copy that drawing'; 're-create a picture by Rembrandt'.

(verb.) copy down as is; 'The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over'.

Checker: Mae--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An abundance or plenty of anything.

(n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.

(n.) An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison.

(n.) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.

(n.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.

(n.) A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.

(n.) Copyhold; tenure; lease.

(n.) To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.

(n.) To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.

(v. i.) To make a copy or copies; to imitate.

(v. i.) To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Transcript.[2]. Fac-simile, duplicate.[3]. Original, model, pattern, archetype.[4]. Manuscript (to be printed).

v. a. [1]. Transcribe, make a transcript of, make a copy of.[2]. Imitate, follow as a pattern, pattern after.

Checked by Eugene

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Imitation, portraiture, facsimile, counterfeit, duplicate, image, likeness,transcript

ANT:Original, prototype, model, example, pattern

Editor: Ronda

Definition

n. an imitation from an original pattern a transcript: that which is imitated: a specimen of penmanship to be imitated: the original work from which an imitation or reproduction is made: manuscript for printing.—v.t. to write paint &c. after an original: to imitate: to transcribe:—pa.p. cop′ied.—ns. Cop′ier Cop′yer one who copies: an imitator; Cop′y-book a book in which copies are written or printed for imitation; Cop′yhold (Eng. law) a species of estate or right of holding land for which the owner can only show the copy of the rolls originally made by the steward of the lord's court; Cop′yholder one who has a tenure of land by copyhold; Cop′ying-press a machine for copying manuscript letters by pressure; Cop′yism the practice of the copyist; Cop′yist one whose business is to copy documents; Copy′right the exclusive right of an author or his heirs to multiply copies of a written or printed composition or of a work of art (for books in England the term is forty-two years or the life of the author and seven years whichever is longer).—adj. protected by copyright.—v.t. to secure the copyright of.—A copy of verses a set of verses esp. a college exercise.

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Examples

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