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copies

Variant of copy

noun pl. copies

  1. a thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
  2. Now Rare a model or pattern, as of penmanship, to be imitated or reproduced
  3. any of a number of books, magazines, engravings, etc. printed from the same plates or having the same printed matter
  4. matter to be set in type or put on a printing plate
  5. subject matter for a journalist, novelist, etc.: a trip that made good copy
  6. the words of an advertisement, as distinct from the layout, pictures, music, etc.

transitive verb, intransitive verb copied, copying

  1. to make a copy or copies of (a piece of writing, etc.); reproduce; transcribe
  2. to make or do something in imitation of (some thing or person); imitate
  3. Informal to provide (someone) with a copy of a specified document, text, etc.: copy all staff members with the annual report

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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