copy
copy (käp′ē)
noun pl. copies cop′·ies
- a thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
- Now Rare a model or pattern, as of penmanship, to be imitated or reproduced
- any of a number of books, magazines, engravings, etc. printed from the same plates or having the same printed matter
- matter to be set in type or put on a printing plate
- subject matter for a journalist, novelist, etc. a trip that made good copy
- the words of an advertisement, as distinct from the layout, pictures, music, etc.
Etymology: ME copie, abundance, full transcript < OFr < ML copia, copious transcript < L copia, plenty: see copious
transitive verb, intransitive verb copied cop′·ied, copying cop′y·ing
- to make a copy or copies of (a piece of writing, etc.); reproduce; transcribe
- to make or do something in imitation of (some thing or person); imitate
- Informal to provide (someone) with a copy of a specified document, text, etc. copy all staff members with the annual report
copy
n.
copy, the broadest of these terms, refers to a thing that is made to be like another, whether the resulting correspondence is exact or approximate a carbon copy; reproduction implies a close imitation of an original, often, however, with differences, as of material, size, or quality a reproduction of a painting; a facsimile is an exact reproduction in appearance, sometimes, however, differing in scale a facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence; a duplicate is a double, or counterpart, of something, serving all the purposes of the original a duplicate of the contract; a replica is an exact reproduction of a work of art or other object, sometimes on a smaller scale a replica of the Parthenon, in strict usage referring to a reproduction of a work of art made by the original artist
copy
v.
To imitate
follow the example of, mimic, ape; see follow 2, imitate 2, parody.To reproduce
represent, duplicate, paraphrase, counterfeit, forge, photocopy, ditto, transcribe, delineate, depict, portray, picture, repeat, reduplicate, replicate, clone, plagiarize, borrow, lift*, crib*, knock off*; see also draw 2, reproduce 1, 2. See syn. study at imitate.
n
- A duplicate, imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original.
- One of multiple originals.
certified copy
conformed copy
Preposition: of
- document: You may find it useful to print a copy of each document to retain for your own records.
- booklet: Contact CIS for a copy of the booklet ' Looking for Childcare ' .
Converse of object
- send: Send a printed copy too, double line spaced is nice.
- download: Click on the MS Word icon to download a sample copy of the Monthly Outlook.
- like: Please contact me if you would like a copy of either of these.
- request: To request a copy of the report please contact us.
Adjective modifier
- hard: For a hard copy or help in reading the Scheme, please contact the Policy Unit.
- archived: The following is an archived copy of a message sent to a Discussion List run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq.
- free: Click on the icon to download a free copy.
Noun used with modifier
- carbon: The Goose up the road in Kings Heath is almost a carbon copy, in both style and clientele.
It is all very well to copy what you see; it is much better to draw what you see only in memory.
Artistes, poe' tes, e¤ crivains, si vous copiez toujours, on ne vous copiera jamais. Artists, poets, writers, if you copy others all the time, no one will copy you.
Browse dictionary entries near copy
- copulatory
- copulatively
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- copy aide
- copy boy
- copy desk
- copy-edit
- copy editor
- copy-text
- copybook
- copycat
- copyhold
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