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   copy

   /ˈkɒpi/

   noun

   • 1. a thing made to be similar or identical to another: "the problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy" Similar duplicateduplicationreprintfacsimilephotocopycarbon copycarbonmimeographmimeotranscriptinformal:dupetrademark:Xeroxphotostatreplicareproductionreplicationprintimitationlikenesslookalikerepresentationmock-updummycounterfeitforgeryfakeshambootleginformal:piratephoneyknock-offdupe
   • 2. a single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue: "the record has sold more than a million copies" Similar editionversionimpressionimprintissuespecimensampleexample
   • 3. matter to be printed: "copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month"
   • ▪ material for a newspaper or magazine article: "it is an unfortunate truth of today's media that bad news makes good copy" Similar materialarticlesstoriesfeatures
   • ▪ the text of an advertisement: "‘No more stubble—no more trouble,’ trumpeted their ad copy"
   • 4. a blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork: South Asian, Irish "examinees will not be allowed to take pens, copies, or water bottles inside the test centre"

   verb

   • 1. make a similar or identical version of; reproduce: "each form had to be copied and sent to a different department" Similar duplicatephotocopyxeroxphotostatmimeographmake a photocopy oftake a photocopy ofrun offtranscribereproducereplicateclonereproducereplicateforgefakefalsifycounterfeitbootleg
   • ▪ reproduce (data stored in one location) in another location: "the command will copy a file from one disc to another"
   • ▪ write out information that one has read or heard: "he copied the details into his notebook"
   • ▪ send a copy of a letter or an email to (a third party): "I thought I'd copy to you this letter sent to the PR representative"
   • ▪ send someone a copy of an email that is addressed to a third party: "I attached the document and copied him in so he'd know it had been sent"
   • 2. imitate the style or behaviour of: "lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue" Similar imitatemimicapeemulatefollowechomirrorsimulateparrotreproduceplagiarizepoachstealinfringe the copyright ofinformal:piraterip offcribliftnickpincharchaic:monkey
   • 3. hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter: "this is Edwards, do you copy, over"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a transcript or copy of a document): from Old French copie (noun), copier (verb), from Latin copia ‘abundance’ (in medieval Latin ‘transcript’, from such phrases as copiam describendi facere ‘give permission to transcribe’).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COPY definition: 1. to intentionally make or do something that is the same as an original piece of work: 2. to…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COPY meaning: 1. to intentionally make or do something that is the same as an original piece of work: 2. to…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   copy noun [C] (PRODUCT) B2. a single book, newspaper, etc of which many have been produced: a copy of the New York Times. Four million copies of the book were sold in the first year. See also.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSFER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRANSFER meaning: 1. to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: 2. to…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › copyCOPY - 39 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPY definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   COPY meaning: 1. something that is made to look exactly like something else: 2. a single book, newspaper, etc…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSFER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place to another: 2. to change to a different job, team…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMIGRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MIGRATE definition: 1. When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes: 2…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOPIED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    COPIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of copy 2. to intentionally make or do something that is the…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOPIED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    to intentionally make or do something that is the same as an original piece of work: copy something from someone/something They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements. The original painting has been copied many times. They practised their handwriting by copying.