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cop·y

copy

 
 
pronunciation:
ka pi
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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part of speech: noun
inflections: copies
definition 1: a reproduction of an original.
It's not the original but a copy.
synonyms:
duplicate, imitation, reproduction
antonyms:
original
similar words:
carbon copy, caricature, counterfeit, facsimile, fake, forgery, image, photostat, replica, transcript, xerox
definition 2: one of the printed reproductions of an original text, score, or photograph.
I have a copy of that book.
synonyms:
print, reproduction, typescript
antonyms:
original
definition 3: written material to be set in type.
The editor looked over the copy before sending it on to the printer.
synonyms:
manuscript, typescript
similar words:
story, text
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: copies, copying, copied
definition 1: to make a copy of.
The students copied what the professor had written on the board.I made copies of the document using my printer.
synonyms:
duplicate, reproduce
similar words:
clone, counterfeit, forge, imitate, lift, manifold, plagiarize, replicate, simulate, transcribe
definition 2: to imitate.
The boy tried to copy his older brother in all sorts of ways.
synonyms:
follow, imitate, mimic, mirror
antonyms:
originate
similar words:
ape, caricature, echo, emulate, impersonate, mock, parody, parrot
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to make a copy or copies.
There's a stack of things here, so I'll by copying for a quite a while.
similar words:
forge
definition 2: to imitate something or someone.
Please don't copy! It makes me self-conscious.
similar words:
echo
definition 3: to undergo copying.
The print on this document is so light that I doubt it will copy well.
synonyms:
replicate, reproduce
similar words:
clone
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