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cop·y·book  (kp-bk)

n.

An exercise book containing models of penmanship, used in teaching handwriting.

adj.

Unoriginal; trite: used copybook phrases in the essay.

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copybook

Noun

1. a book of specimens of handwriting for imitation

2. blot one's copybook Informal to spoil one's reputation by a mistake or indiscretion

Adjective

1. done exactly according to the rules

2. trite or unoriginal

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

copybook - a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"