Dictionary
cop•y
Pronunciation: (kop'ē), [key]
—n., pl. cop•ies, for 1, 2, 7, 9, v., cop•ied, cop•y•ing.
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n.
1. an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
a copy of a famous painting.
2. one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.
3. written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form:
The editor sent the copy for the next issue to the printer.
4. the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, etc., as distinguished from related visual material.
5. the newsworthiness of a person, thing, or event (often prec. by
good or
bad):
The president is always good copy. Cf.
news (def. 4).
6. Genetics.replication (def. 7).
7. Print.pictures and artwork prepared for reproduction.
8. Brit. Informal.(in schools) a composition; a written assignment.
9. Brit.a size of drawing or writing paper, 16 × 20 in. (40 × 50 cm).
10. Archaic.something that is to be reproduced; an example or pattern, as of penmanship to be copied by a pupil.
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v.t.
1. to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce:
to copy a set of figures from a book.
2. to receive and understand (a radio message or its sender).
3. to follow as a pattern or model; imitate.
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v.i.
1. to make a copy or copies.
2. to undergo copying:
It copied poorly.
3. to hear or receive a radio message, as over a CB radio:
Do you copy?
4. Also,cocky. Newfoundland.to leap from one ice pan to another across open water.
5. copy the mail, CB Radio Slang.See
mail 1 (def. 5).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
