Copy
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkÉ’piË/
- Rhymes: -É’pi
Origin
From Old French copie, from Medieval Latin copia ("reproduction, transcript"), from Latin cÅpia ("plenty, abundance"), from *coopia, from co- ("together") + ops ("wealth, riches").
Full definition of copy
Noun
copy
(plural copies)- The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.Please bring me the copies of those reports.
- DenhamI have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
- (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
- (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy
- (marketing) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
- A school work pad.Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
- A printed edition of a book or magazine.Have you seen the latest copy of "Newsweek" yet?The library has several copies of the Bible.
- Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.
- (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
- HolderLet him first learn to write, after a copy, all the letters.
- (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.
- Ben JonsonShe was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humour thus.
- (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease
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Verb
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.Please copy these reports for me
- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.
- (transitive) To imitate.Don't copy my dance moves.Mom, he's copying me!
- StewartWe copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
- (transitive) (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.Do you copy?