copy
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Noun (4)copies
- a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)Synonyms: transcriptType of written record, written account
- 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”Type of representationKinds imitation, miniature, modification, facsimile, duplicate, knockoff, triplicate, photocopy, replica, cast +5 more
- matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materialsSynonyms: written matterType of text, textual matterKinds dump, filler, fair copy
- material suitable for a journalistic account“catastrophes make good copy”Type of materialSubstance of journalism, news media
Verb (4)copied, copies, copying
- copy down as is“The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over”More general writeMore specific recopy, copy out
- reproduce someone's behavior or looks“The mime imitated the passers-by”“Children often copy their parents or older siblings”Synonyms: imitatesimulateMore general reproduceMore specific follow, take after, model, emulate, take off, mimic, mock
- reproduce or make an exact copy of“replicate the cell”“copy the genetic information”Synonyms: replicateMore general duplicate, reduplicate
- make a replica of“copy that drawing”“re-create a picture by Rembrandt”Synonyms: re-createrecreateMore general make, createMore specific back up, hectograph, clone, imitate, roneo, trace, manifold, mimeograph
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Translations
Noun result of copying
- Spanish
- copia
- French
- copie
- German
- Kopie
- Italian
- copia
- Portuguese
- cópia
- Turkish
- kopya
- Russian
- ко́пия kópija
- Arabic
- نُسْخَة nusḵa
- Chinese
- 副本 fùběn
- Japanese
- コピー kopī
22 more languages
- Dutch
- kopie
- Polish
- kopia
- Swedish
- kopia
- Greek
- αντίγραφο antígrafo
- Korean
- 모사 mosa
- Indonesian
- salin
- Vietnamese
- bản sao
- Hungarian
- másolat
- Portuguese (PT)
- cópia
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 摹本 móběn
- Catalan
- còpia
- Czech
- kopie
- Danish
- kopi
- Esperanto
- kopio
- Finnish
- kopio
- Georgian
- ასლი asli
- Lithuanian
- kopija
- Norwegian
- kopi
- Romanian
- copie
- Scottish Gaelic
- copaidh
- Swahili
- nakala
- Welsh
- copi
Verb produce something identical
- Spanish
- copiar
- French
- copier
- German
- kopieren
- Italian
- copiare
- Portuguese
- copiar
- Russian
- копи́ровать kopírovatʹ
- Arabic
- نَسَخَ nasaḵa
- Chinese
- 复制 fùzhì
- Japanese
- 写す utsusu
- Dutch
- nadoen
18 more languages
- Polish
- kopiować
- Swedish
- kopiera
- Greek
- αντιγράφω antigráfo
- Indonesian
- salin
- Vietnamese
- sao chép
- Hungarian
- másol
- Portuguese (PT)
- copiar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 複製 fùzhì
- Catalan
- copiar
- Czech
- kopírovat
- Danish
- kopiere
- Esperanto
- kopii
- Finnish
- jäljentää
- Hebrew
- העתיק he'etík
- Norwegian
- kopiere
- Romanian
- copia
- Scottish Gaelic
- dèan lethbhreac
- Welsh
- copïo
Noun printed edition of a book or magazine
- Spanish
- ejemplar
- French
- exemplaire
- German
- Exemplar
- Italian
- copia
- Portuguese
- exemplar
- Russian
- экземпля́р ekzɛmpljár
- Dutch
- exemplaar
- Polish
- egzemplarz
- Swedish
- exemplar
- Greek
- αντίτυπο antítypo
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F. copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See Opulent, and cf. Copious.
1. An abundance or plenty of anything. obsolete
She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus.— Ben Jonson
2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.
I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.— Sir John Denham
3. 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.
4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters.— William Holder
5. print. Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.
7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. obsolete William Shakespeare
Copy book, a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate. — Examined copies Law, those which have been compared with the originals. — Exemplified copies, those which are attested under seal of a court. — Certified copies or Office copies, those which are made or attested by officers having charge of the originals, and authorized to give copies officially. Abbot.
Synonyms: Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit.
Origin: Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, noun
1. 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.
I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.— William Shakespeare
Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our remembrance.— William Shakespeare
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.— Dugald Stewart
1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate.
2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.
Some... never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things.— John Dryden
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54