copy
[ kop-ee ]
/ ˈkɒp i /
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
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
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, adjectiveWords nearby copy
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British Dictionary definitions for copy
copy
/ (ˈkɒpɪ) /
noun plural copies
verb copies, copying or copied
Word Origin for copy
C14: from Medieval Latin
cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see
copious