copy

[ kop-ee ]

/ ˈkɒp i /

noun, plural cop·ies, for 1, 2, 8, 10.

an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.

one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.

written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form: The editor sent the copy for the next issue to the printer.

the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, etc., as distinguished from related visual material.

the newsworthiness of a person, thing, or event (often preceded by good or bad): The president is always good copy. Compare news(def 4).

Computers. an exact duplicate of a file, program, etc.: Keep a backup copy of the document.

Genetics. replication(def 7).

Printing. pictures and artwork prepared for reproduction.

British Informal. (in schools) a composition; a written assignment.

British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 16 × 20 inches (40 × 50 cm).

Archaic. something that is to be reproduced; an example or pattern, as of penmanship to be copied by a pupil.

verb (used with object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce: to copy a set of figures from a book.

to receive and understand (a radio message or its sender).

to follow as a pattern or model; imitate.

Computers. to make an exact duplicate of (a file, selected text, etc.) and store in another location or in temporary memory: Can I copy the program to another computer? Copy the selected paragraph to the clipboard. Compare cut(def 24), paste(def 13).

verb (used without object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

to make a copy or copies.

to undergo copying: It copied poorly. I can't install the program—one file won't copy.

to hear or receive a radio message, as over a CB radio: Do you copy?

Also cocky. Newfoundland. to leap from one ice pan to another across open water.

Idioms for copy

copy the mail, Citizens Band Radio Slang. mail¹(def 9).

Origin of copy

1300–50; Middle English copie (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cōpia abundance, something copied, Latin: wealth, abundance; see copious; (def 18) originally a children's game, from the phrase copy the leader

SYNONYMS FOR copy

1 duplicate, carbon, facsimile.

14 See imitate.

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ANTONYMS FOR copy

14 originate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM copy

pre·cop·y, noun, plural pre·cop·ies, verb (used with object), pre·cop·ied, pre·cop·y·ing. re·cop·y, verb (used with object), re·cop·ied, re·cop·y·ing. un·cop·ied, adjective well-cop·ied, adjective

Words nearby copy

copula, copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copy desk, copy in, copy negative, copy paper, copy protection

Example sentences from the Web for copy

He's starting to sound like a schoolboy with a copy of Penthouse.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But when their first book, SuicideGirls, came out in 2004, she gifted her a copy.

Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set |Marlow Stern |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So, I was copying it and getting it out, and I kept a copy on myself at all times with really, really strong passwords.

Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets |Marlow Stern |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Anger Is an Energy is a tremendously entertaining read, and I urge everyone to pick up a copy and start dreaming again.

The Rancid Ballad of Johnny Rotten: His Memoir Seethes With Anger—And Charm |Legs McNeil |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

(I obtained a copy of the original through the same FOIA request as the Unabomber file).

Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan? |Robert M. Dowling |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A copy of the work was also sent, as is usually done, to the editor of the Allgemeine Litteraturzeitung.

Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. |Solomon Maimon
Then he took it into his head to go and copy a picture at the Louvre—an old master; in this he felt he could not go wrong.

The Martian |George Du Maurier
And in this instance the fourth copy was not used, is that correct?

Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The front is likewise a copy, and when completed is to be adorned by a great mosaic costing 30,000 scudi.

Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo |W. Cope Devereux
We copy a description of the march of a regiment in Porter's corps.

The Seventh Regiment |George L. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for copy

copy

/ (ˈkɒpɪ) /

noun plural copies

an imitation or reproduction of an original

a single specimen of something that occurs in a multiple edition, such as a book, article, etc

matter to be reproduced in print
written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc

the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement

journalism informal suitable material for an article or story disasters are always good copy

archaic a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship

verb copies, copying or copied

(when tr, often foll by out) to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)

(tr) to imitate as a model

(intr) to imitate unfairly

Word Origin for copy

C14: from Medieval Latin cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious

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copy

noun, plural cop·ies, for 1, 2, 8, 10.

verb (used with object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

verb (used without object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

Idioms for copy

Origin of copy

SYNONYMS FOR copy

ANTONYMS FOR copy

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Example sentences from the Web for copy

British Dictionary definitions for copy

noun plural copies

verb copies, copying or copied

Word Origin for copy

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copy

noun, plural cop·ies, for 1, 2, 8, 10.

verb (used with object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

verb (used without object), cop·ied, cop·y·ing.

Idioms for copy

Origin of copy

SYNONYMS FOR copy

ANTONYMS FOR copy

OTHER WORDS FROM copy

Words nearby copy

Words related to copy

Example sentences from the Web for copy

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noun plural copies

verb copies, copying or copied

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British Dictionary definitions for copy