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   plagiarism

   /ˈpleɪdʒ(ɪ)ərɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own: "there were accusations of plagiarism"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin plagiarius ‘kidnapper’ (from plagium ‘a kidnapping’, from Greek plagion) + -ism.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plagiarist noun
   • 2. plagiaristic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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