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pla⋅gia⋅ry

  [pley-juh-ree, -jee-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. plagiarism.
2. a plagiarist.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L plagiārius kidnapper, equiv. to plagi(um) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary
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pla·gia·ry   (plā'jə-rē)   
n.   pl. pla·gia·ries
  1. Plagiarism.
  2. Archaic One who plagiarizes.

[Latin plagiārius, kidnapper, plagiarist, from plagium, kidnapping, from plaga, net; see plāk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Plagiary

Pla"gia*ry\, v. i. To commit plagiarism.

Plagiary

Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. Plagiaries. [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]

1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]

2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden.

3. Plagiarism; literary thief. --Milton.

Plagiary

Pla"gia*ry\, a. 1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] --E. Browne.

2. Practicing plagiarism. --Bp. Hall.
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