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cop·y  (kp)
n. pl. cop·ies
1. An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate: a copy of a painting; made two copies of the letter.
2. One specimen or example of a printed text or picture: an autographed copy of a novel.
3. Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.
4. The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement.
5. Suitable source material for journalism: Celebrities make good copy.
v. cop·ied, cop·y·ing, cop·ies
v.tr.
1. To make a reproduction or copy of.
2. To follow as a model or pattern; imitate. See Synonyms at imitate.
v.intr.
1. To make a copy or copies.
2. To admit of being copied: colored ink that does not copy well.

[Middle English copie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cpia, transcript, from Latin, profusion; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

copy·a·ble, copi·a·ble adj.

copy [ˈkɒpɪ]
n pl copies
1. an imitation or reproduction of an original
2. a single specimen of something that occurs in a multiple edition, such as a book, article, etc.
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing)
a.  matter to be reproduced in print
b.  written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc.
4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement
5. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Journalism informal suitable material for an article or story disasters are always good copy
6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Archaic a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship
vb copies, copying, copied
1. (when tr, often foll by out) to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)
2. (tr) to imitate as a model
3. (intr) to imitate unfairly
[from Medieval Latin cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.copycopy - a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
anamorphosis, anamorphism - a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
carbon copy, carbon - a copy made with carbon paper
casting, cast - object formed by a mold
duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"
facsimile, autotype - an exact copy or reproduction
imitation - something copied or derived from an original
knockoff, clone - an unauthorized copy or imitation
miniature, toy - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
modification - slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"
photocopy - a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
print - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
quadruplicate - any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate"
replica, reproduction, replication - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
triplicate - one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
xerox, xerox copy - a copy made by a xerographic printer
3.copy - matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
dump - (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
fair copy - a clean copy of a corrected draft
filler - copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
4.copy - material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"
journalism, news media - newspapers and magazines collectively
material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
Verb1.copy - copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
recopy - copy again; "The child had to recopy the homework"
copy out - copy very carefully and as accurately as possible
2.copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
conform to, follow - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting"
take off - mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
mime, mimic - imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
model, pattern - plan or create according to a model or models
take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
emulate - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
3.copy - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
4.copy - make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
manifold - make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
imitate - make a reproduction or copy of
trace - copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
back up - make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
hectograph - copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs"
clone - make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays"
mimeo, mimeograph - print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus"
roneo - make copies on a Roneograph

copy
noun
reproduction, duplicate, photocopy, carbon copy, image, print, fax, representation, fake, replica, imitation, forgery, counterfeit, Xerox (trademark), transcription, likeness, replication, facsimile, Photostat (trademark) Always keep a copy of everything in your own files.
reproduction model, original, pattern, prototype, the real thing
verb
1. reproduce, replicate, duplicate, photocopy, transcribe, counterfeit, Xerox (trademark), Photostat (trademark) She never participated in copying classified documents for anyone.
reproduce create, originate
2. imitate, act like, emulate, behave like, follow, repeat, mirror, echo, parrot, ape, mimic, simulate, follow suit, follow the example of We all tend to copy people we admire. coquettish gestures which she had copied from actresses in soap operas
Translations
copy [ˈkɒpɪ]
A. N
1. (gen) (= duplicate) → copia f; [of photograph] → copia f; [of painting] → copia f, imitación f; (= carbon copy) → copia f (en papel carbón)
rough copyborrador m
fair copycopia en limpio
to make a copy ofhacer or sacar una copia de
2. [of book, newspaper] → ejemplar m; [of magazine] → número m
3. (= no pl) (Press) (= written material) → original m, manuscrito m
there's plenty of copy heretenemos aquí un material abundante
a murder is always good copyun asesinato es siempre un buen tema
to make good copyser una noticia de interés
B. VT
1. (= imitate) → copiar, imitar (Scol) (= cheat) → copiar
2. (= make copy of) (gen) → sacar una copia de; (in writing, Comput) → copiar; (with carbon) → sacar una copia/copias al carbón; (= photocopy) → fotocopiar
to copy fromcopiar de
3. (= send a copy to) → enviar una copia (to a)
4. (Rad, Telec) → recibir
C. CPD copy boy N (Press) → chico m de los recados de la redacción
copy editor Neditor(a) m/f, corrector(a) m/f de manuscritos
copy machine Nfotocopiadora f
copy typist Nmecanógrafo/a m/f
copy down VT + ADVanotar, tomar nota de
copy out VT + ADVcopiar

copy [ˈkɒpi]
n
(= photocopy) → copie f
(= reproduction) [model, product, design] → copie f
[book, record] → exemplaire m
(= material) (for printing)copie f
to make good copy [story] → faire un bon sujet d'article fair copy
vt
(also copy down) [+ words] → copier
(= imitate) [+ behaviour, gesture] → reproduire; [+ person] → imiter; [+ product, design] → copier
vi [candidate, pupil] → copier
The teacher accused him of copying → Le professeur l'a accusé d'avoir copié.
copy out
vtcopier
copy and paste [ˌkɒpiəndˈpeɪst] vt [+ files, words] → copier-coller

copy
n
Kopie f (also Comput); (of document, separately written or typed also) → Abschrift f; (typed carbon also) → Durchschlag m; (handwritten carbon also) → Durchschrift f; (Phot) → Abzug m; to take or make a copy of somethingeine Kopie/Zweitschrift etc von etw machen; to write out a fair copyetw ins Reine schreiben, eine Reinschrift herstellen
(of book etc)Exemplar nt; have you got a copy of today’s “Times”?hast du die „Times“ von heute?
(Press etc: = subject matter) → Stoff m; (= material to be printed)Artikel m; (Typ) → (Manu)skript nt; that’s always good copydas zieht immer; this murder story will make good copyaus diesem Mord kann man etwas machen
(in advertising) → Werbetext m; who did the copy for this campaign?wer hat den Text/die Texte für diese Werbekampagne gemacht?; he writes good copyer schreibt gute Werbetexte
vi (= imitate)nachahmen; (Sch etc) → abschreiben
vt
(= make a copy of)kopieren (also Comput); document (separately written/typed) → eine Abschrift anfertigen von; (typed/handwritten carbon) → einen Durchschlag/eine Durchschrift machen von; (Phot) → abziehen; (= write out again)abschreiben; to copy something to a disketw auf eine Diskette kopieren
(= imitate)nachmachen; gestures, person alsonachahmen; they always copy Fordsie machen Ford immer alles nach
(Sch etc) sb else’s workabschreiben; (by painting) → abmalen; to copy Brecht(von) Brecht abschreiben
(= send a copy to)einen Durchschlag/eine Durchschrift senden an (+acc)

copy:
copybook
adj attrmustergültig, wie es/er/sie im Lehrbuch steht; a copy landingeine Bilderbuchlandung
copy boy
n (Press) → Laufjunge m
copycat
n (inf)Nachahmer(in) m(f); (with written work) → Abschreiber(in) m(f); she’s a terrible copysie macht immer alles nach; → sie schreibt immer ab; copy!Nachmachen gilt nicht! (inf)
adj attr his was a copy crimeer war ein Nachahmungstäter
copy desk
n (Press) → Redaktionstisch m
copy-edit
vt (Press) → redigieren; (in publishing also) → lektorieren, bearbeiten
copy editor
n (Press) → Redakteur(in) m(f); (publishing also) → Lektor(in) m(f), → Manuskriptbearbeiter(in) m(f)

copy (Comput):
copy-protected
adj diskkopiergeschützt
copy protection
nKopierschutz m

copy:
copy typist
nSchreibkraft f
copywriter
nWerbetexter(in) m(f)

copy [ˈkɒpɪ]
1. n
a. (gen) → copia; (book) → esemplare m; (of painting) → copia, riproduzione f
rough/fair copy → brutta/bella (copia)
b. (material, for printing) → materiale m, testo
to make good copy (story, scandal) → fare notizia
2. vt (imitate) → imitare; (make copy of, cheat) → copiare
he copied in the exam → all'esame ha copiato
copy out vt + advricopiare, trascrivere

copy [ˈkɒpɪ]
1. n
a. (gen) → copia; (book) → esemplare m; (of painting) → copia, riproduzione f
rough/fair copy → brutta/bella (copia)
b. (material, for printing) → materiale m, testo
to make good copy (story, scandal) → fare notizia
2. vt (imitate) → imitare; (make copy of, cheat) → copiare
he copied in the exam → all'esame ha copiato
copy out vt + advricopiare, trascrivere

copy
n copy [ˈkopi]
1 an imitation or reproduction That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier. kopie نُسْخـَـه منسوخه копие kopie kopi; efterligning die Kopie αντίγραφο copia jäljendus, koopia تقلید؛ کپی jäljitelmä, kopio copie הֶעתֵק प्रतिलिपि prijepis, kopija másolat tiruan eftirlíking copia コピー 모조품 kopija kopija; reprodukcija; noraksts tiruan kopie kopi, reproduksjon; gjenpart; avskrift kopia cópia copie копия kópia posnetek, kopija kopija kopia การเลียนแบบ kopya, suret 仿造品,複製品 копія نقل، نسخ‍ہ bản sao
2 a single book, newspaper etc Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please? eksemplaar نُسخة مِن брой výtisk eksemplar das Exemplar αντίτυπο ejemplar eksemplar, number جلد kappale, numero exemplaire עוֹתֶק पाण्डुलिपि kopija példány eksemplar eintak copia 一冊 한 부 egzempliorius eksemplārs naskhah exemplaar egzemplarz exemplar exemplar экземпляр výtlačok izvod primerak exemplar, nummer ฉบับ; เล่ม sayı, nüsha, kopya 一本(書)﹐一份(報紙)等 копія كسى كتاب يا اخبار كا نسخ‍ہ một bản của cuốn sách, tờ báo
3 written or typed material for publishing He writes copy for advertisements. kopie نُسْحة مُعدّة للطَّبع، مَخطوطَـه текст на реклама rukopis stof; materiale der Text κείμενο manuscrito, texto tekst, käsikiri مطلب آماده چاپ mainosteksti manuscrit חוֹמֶר לְהֲדפּסָה हस्तलेख kopija kézirat naskah handrit materiale 原稿 인쇄 원고 medžiaga, tekstas manuskripts; materiāls; paraugs salinan kopij manuskript materiał material text текст rukopis rokopis građa manuskript, copy, annonstext คำโฆษณา metin 手寫或打字的稿子 матеріал مسوده bản thảo 稿
v
to make an imitation or reproduction of (something) Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook. kopieer يَنْـسَخ копирам napodobit; opsat, kopírovat kopiere; efterligne kopieren αντιγράφω imitar; copiar jäljendama, kopeerima رونوشت کردن؛ کپی کردن jäljitellä, kopioida copier לְהַעֲתִיק नकल उतारना prepisati, preslikati, kopirati (le)másol meniru afrita; líkja eftir copiare 写す 복제하다 kopijuoti, imituoti, pamėgdžioti, nu(si)rašyti kopēt; atdarināt; pārrakstīt salin kopia aren kopiere, etterlikne, skrive av kopiować copiar a imita, a copia подражать; переписывать napodobniť; opísať posnemati; prepisati prepisati efterlikna, ta efter, skriva av, kopiera เลียนแบบ kopya etmek; taklit etmek 模仿,復製 знімати копію; переписувати نقل كرنا sao chép 仿
n copier
a photocopier. kopieermasjien آلة تصوير / نَسْـخ копирна машина kopírka kopimaskine der Kopierer φωτοαντιγραφικό μηχάνημα fotocopiadora valguskoopiamasin شخص یا دستگاه کپی کننده valokopiokone photocopieur/-euse מְכוֹנַת צִילוּם प्रतिलिपिक aparat za kopiranje fénymásoló gép mesin fotokopi ljósritunarvél fotocopiatrice 複写機 복사기 kopijavimo aparatas, kopijuoklis novilcējs; kopējamais aparāts mesin salin fotocopieerapparaat kopimaskin kopiarka fotocopiadora (foto)copiator множительный аппарат kopírovací stroj kopirni aparat fotokopir aparat kopieringsmaskin เครื่องถ่ายเอกสาร fotokopi makinası 影印機 копіювальний апарат فوٹ‍و كاپی مشین máy photocopy
n copyright
(usually abbreviated to ©) the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and also to perform, translate, film, or record such a work. kopiereg حَق التأليف والنَّـشر авторско право autorská práva ophavsret; forfatterret; copyright das Urheberrecht δικαιώματα πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας copyright, derechos de autor autoriõigus, kirjastusõigus حق تکثیر؛ کپی رایت tekijänoikeus, kustannusoikeus droit d'auteur זְכוּיוֹת יוֹצְרִים प्रकाशनाधिकार autorsko pravo szerzői jog hak cipta höfundarréttur diritto d'autore, copyright 著作権 저작권 autoriaus teisė autortiesības hak cipta auteursrecht copyright, opphavsrett prawo autorskie direito de autor copyright, drept de autor авторское право copyright avtorska pravica autorsko pravo copyright, upphovsrätt ลิขสิทธิ์ telif hakkı, yapıt hakkı 版權 авторське право حق اشاعت، حق تصنيف، حق طبع quyền tác giả

copy نسْخ, نسخة, ينسخ kopie, výtisk, zkopírovat eksemplar, kopi, kopiere Exemplar, Kopie, kopieren αντίγραφο, αντιγράφω, αντίτυπο copia, copiar, ejemplar kappale, kopio, kopioida copie, copier tekst, umnožavanje, umnožavati copia, copiare 原稿, 複製, 複製する 복사하다, 사본, 원고 kopie, kopiëren, reproductie avskrift, kopi, kopiere kopia, maszynopis, skopiować cópia, copiar, texto копировать, копия, экземпляр kopia, kopiera, manuskript ฉบับสำเนา, ถ่ายสำเนา, ทำสำเนา kopya, kopyalamak, taklit bản sao, sao chép, văn bản 副本, 复制


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