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| cop·y [ kóppee ] |
noun (plural cop·ies) |
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1. reproduction: something that is made exactly like something else in appearance or function
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2. one of many: one of many identical specimens of something produced in large numbers, especially something printed or published
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3. written text: the written text to be published in a book, newspaper, or magazine, as distinct from visual material or graphics
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verb (past and past participle cop·ied, present participle cop·y·ing, 3rd person present singular cop·ies) |
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1. transitive verb make identical version of something: to make another example or specimen that is exactly the same as something else
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2. transitive verb do same as somebody: to do exactly what somebody else does
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3. transitive and intransitive verb cheat by doing same: to reproduce the work of another person fraudulently
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4. transitive verb send copy to somebody: to send a copy to somebody, especially a copy of a letter or other document
  All heads of departments should have been copied.
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin copia "abundance"] |
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| cop·y·a·ble adjective |
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copy, reproduce, duplicate, clone, replicate, re-create
CORE MEANING: to make something that resembles something else to a greater or lesser degree
copy to make another example or specimen that is exactly the same as something else;
Please complete this form or carefully copy all the information on to a plain sheet of paper.
reproduce to make a copy of something by technical means;
an attempt to reproduce human speech digitally
No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior permission of the publisher.
duplicate to make an identical version of something one or more times;
Give the notes to my assistant so they can be duplicated.
She had duplicated in adult life the pattern of behavior she had learned as a child.
clone to make a near or exact copy, especially of a piece of equipment or biological material;
the scientist who first cloned sheep
The gene has been cloned and sequenced.
replicate to make an identical version of something repeatedly and exactly, or do something again in exactly the same way;
anecdotal evidence which cannot be replicated in the laboratory
The original findings have been replicated by other investigators.
re-create to make something that appears to be the same as something that no longer exists, or that exists in a different place;
The company has gone all-out to re-create the play's 1970s atmosphere.
At their best, gardens can re-create a corner of paradise. |
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