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.
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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
- But those who like Peter Featherstone never had a copy of themselves demanded, are the very last to wait for such a request either in prose or verse. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Now she was simply ripening into a copy of her mother, and mysteriously, by the very process, trying to turn him into a Mr. Welland. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Every few weeks thou dost bring in twelve or more books, written in half the time it takes our quickest scribe to make a single copy. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- We bought books and magazines in the town and a copy of Hoyle and learned many two-handed card games. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He got a copy of Parker's School Philosophy, an elementary book on physics, and about every experiment in it he tried. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Yes, Mother, and when I go home I mean to have a corner in the big closet to put my books and the copy of that picture which I've tried to make. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- One or other of those shady Englishmen to whom I have alluded, would get them the copy you have described. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But there was a systematic hunt for the copies of Holy Writ, and in many places a systematic destruction of Christian churches. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I probably should send two copies, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Of the eight volumes already issued, each containing about 350 closely printed pages for half-a-crown, nearly 170,000 copies have been sold within a period of less than three years. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- To take off copies lay dry sheets of paper on the reversed impression, press gently, and remove quickly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- DEAR FRIEND, I send you enclosed the copies you desired of the papers I read to you yesterday. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- As a matter of fact, as many as three thousand copies have been made from a single mimeographic stencil of this character. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These copies or duplicates are the talking-machine records which the public ultimately purchases. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I copied as quickly as I could, but at nine o'clock I had only done nine articles, and it seemed hopeless for me to attempt to catch my train. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This event was copied into the London papers, out of which Miss Briggs read the statement to Miss Crawley, at breakfast, at Brighton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Will has not been copied yet into the great Folio Registers. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Charlie started in, and in a beautiful, large, round hand copied that message. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was probably copied from a newspaper or magazine. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She had just copied them with great care, and had destroyed the old manuscript, so that Amy's bonfire had consumed the loving work of several years. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In his desire for the greatest subjects for his windows and the finest treatment of them, Bernard turned to Italy, the home of the great painters, and copied their works. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- One incident tells how he was found one day in the village square copying laboriously the signs of the stores. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This paper is really a valuable article, and is manufactured and sold under various names, such as the stylograph, rapid copying process, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- With pleasure, I replied; and I felt a thrill of artist-delight at the idea of copying from so perfect and radiant a model. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Mills was copying music (I recollect, it was a new song, called 'Affection's Dirge'), and Dora was painting flowers. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You know what a curious power of eye he has and how he has been used to employ himself in copying things by eye alone. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Another United States patent, covering a method of duplicating or copying sound records, was granted to Charles Sumner Tainter in 1886. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He had taken a Chinese drawing of geese from the boudoir, and was copying it, with much skill and vividness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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