n., pl. -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., -ied, -y·ing, -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 cōpia, transcript, from Latin, profusion.]

copyable cop'y·a·ble or cop'i·a·ble adj.

To make a duplicate of the original. In digital electronics, all copies are identical, which is both a blessing and curse. The blessing is that data can be maintained and remanufactured accurately forever. The curse is that anyone can duplicate copyrighted material and send it around the world in seconds. It all depends on which side of the fence you sit (see Napster). See shallow copy, Win Copy between windows and Win Copy/Move files/folders.

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1. All written or textual material in an advertisement or direct-mail piece, including headlines, subheadings, and body copy. The term is used in this context to refer to all such material before it is set in type, as well as after it appears in print. The term originates from the days when this material was received by the printer in handwritten form and would have to be copied into type for printing.

2. All material to be made into a printing plate for duplicating. This includes artwork, photographs, illustrations, decorations, and typography. In this context, the term refers to the fact that all materials to be reproduced must be in layout form and copied by the photoengraver's camera before the printing plate can be made.

noun

1. Something closely resembling another: carbon copy, duplicate, facsimile, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum. Archaic simulacre. Law counterpart. See same/different/compare.
2. An inferior substitute imitating an original: ersatz, imitation, pinchbeck, simulation. See substitute.

verb

1. To make a copy of: duplicate, imitate, replicate, reproduce, simulate. See same/different/compare.
2. To take as a model or make conform to a model: emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon. or after), pattern (on, upon. or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See same/different/compare.

n

Definition: duplicate, imitation
Antonyms: original, origination, source

v

Definition: imitate
Antonyms: be original

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IN BRIEF: Imitate. Also: Imitation.

he man wanted a copy of the report for his files.

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Common misspelling(s) of copy

• cpoy

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kopi, eksemplar, manuskript, stof, reklametekst, brødtekst, model, forskrift
v. tr. - kopiere, afskrive, sende kopi af
v. intr. - lave en kopi

idioms:

• copy boy    altmuligdreng på avisredaktion
• copy desk    kopibord, redaktionsbord
• copy editor    manuskriptredaktør
• copy protect    beskytte mod kopiering
• copy typist    maskinafskriver

Nederlands (Dutch)
kopie, afschrift, exemplaar, kopij, advertentietekst, kopiëren, nadoen/ -maken, afkijken

Français (French)
n. - copie (reproduction), (Journ) copie, article, papier, exemplaire (journal, livre)
v. tr. - copier, recopier, faire faire une copie de (qch)
v. intr. - copier sur, copier à (examen)

idioms:

• copy boy    (Journ) grouillot de rédaction
• copy desk    service de la correction
• copy editor    (Journ) secrétaire de rédaction
• copy protect    protégé par copyright, protégé contre la copie
• copy typist    dactylo

Deutsch (German)
v. - kopieren, nachahmen, fotokopieren
n. - Kopie, Abschrift, Durchschrift, Exemplar, Manuskript

idioms:

• copy boy    Bote, der Kopien abholt und verteilt, in einem Zeitungsbüro
• copy desk    Redaktionstisch
• copy editor    Redakteur
• copy protect    Kopierschutz
• copy typist    Schreibkraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιγράφω, ξεσηκώνω, ξεπατικώνω, διανέμω αντίγραφα, (μτφ.) μιμούμαι
n. - αντίγραφο, κόπια, αντίτυπο, απομίμηση, (τυπογρ.) δημοσίευμα, κείμενο διαφήμισης, χειρόγραφο κείμενο έτοιμο για στοιχειοθεσία

idioms:

• copy boy    κλητήρας εφημερίδας
• copy desk    γραφείο σύνταξης εφημερίδας
• copy editor    συντάκτης ύλης (εφημερίδας κ.λπ.)
• copy protect    (Η/Υ) προστατεύω από αντιγραφές
• copy typist    δακτυλογράφος απομαγνητοφωνήσεων
• hard copy    (Η/Υ) έκτυπο, αντίγραφο από εκτυπωτή

Italiano (Italian)
copiare, copia

idioms:

• copy editor    redattore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - copiar
n. - cópia (f), exemplar (m), material (m) (de escritor)

idioms:

• carbon copy    cópia (f) carbono
• copy boy    mensageiro (m)
• copy desk    copidesque (m) (Edit.) (Jorn.)
• copy editor    editor (m) de texto
• copy typist    datilógrafo (m)

Русский (Russian)
подражать, принимать информацию, копировать, списывать, копия, экземпляр, текст

idioms:

• carbon copy    точная копия
• copy boy    редакционный курьер
• copy desk    корректорский отдел
• copy editor    технический редактор
• copy typist    машинистка

Español (Spanish)
n. - copia, calco, imitación, ejemplar, manuscrito, original, texto
v. tr. - imitar, calcar, copiar, hacer una copia, plagiar, usar una chuleta
v. intr. - copiarse, plagiarse, calcarse, imitarse

idioms:

• copy boy    cadete de redacción
• copy desk    mesa del redactor
• copy editor    corrector de manuscritos, redactor jefe, editor
• copy protect    protegido contra el copiado
• copy typist    mecanógrafo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kopiera, ta en kopia av, skriva av, fuska
n. - kopia, reproduktion, förlaga, original, exemplar, manuskript, avskrift (jur.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
副本, 摹仿, 拷贝, 抄写, 临摹, 复制, 模仿, 仿效

idioms:

• copy boy    送稿件的工友
• copy desk    编辑桌
• copy editor    编辑
• copy protect    防拷贝
• copy typist    副本打字员

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 副本, 摹仿, 拷貝
v. tr. - 抄寫, 臨摹, 複製, 模仿, 仿效
v. intr. - 抄寫, 臨摹, 複製, 模仿

idioms:

• copy boy    送稿件的工友
• copy desk    編輯桌
• copy editor    編輯
• copy protect    防拷貝
• copy typist    副本打字員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 복사물, 인쇄원고, 기사거리
v. tr. - 복사하다, 모방하다
v. intr. - 복사하다, 흉내내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 写し, 部, ねた, 原稿, 模範
v. - 複写する, まねる, カンニングする

idioms:

• advance copy    新刊見本
• copy boy    原稿運び屋
• copy desk    編集机
• copy editor    原稿整理係
• copy typist    タイプ写本を作る人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استنسخ, قلد, نقل, تشبه ب (الاسم) نسخه, صورة, نسخه معدة للطبع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העתק, עותק, חומר להדפסה, תמליל של מודעת-פרסומת, מודל להעתקה‬
v. tr. - ‮חיקה, העתיק‬
v. intr. - ‮העתיק‬

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