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noun

an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.

one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.

written matter intended to be reproduced in printed form: The editor sent the copy for the next issue to the printer.

the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, etc., as distinguished from related visual material.

the newsworthiness of a person, thing, or event (often preceded by good or bad): The president is always good copy. Compare news (def. 4).

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Computers. an exact duplicate of a file, program, etc.: Keep a backup copy of the document.

Genetics. replication (def. 7).

Printing. pictures and artwork prepared for reproduction.

British Informal. (in schools) a composition; a written assignment.

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British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 16 × 20 inches (40 × 50 cm).

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Archaic. something that is to be reproduced; an example or pattern, as of penmanship to be copied by a pupil.

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verb (used with object)

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to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce: to copy a set of figures from a book.

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to receive and understand (a radio message or its sender).

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to follow as a pattern or model; imitate.

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Computers. to make an exact duplicate of (a file, selected text, etc.) and store in another location or in temporary memory: Can I copy the program to another computer? Copy the selected paragraph to the clipboard. Compare cut (def. 23), paste (def. 13).

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verb (used without object)

16.

to make a copy or copies.

17.

to undergo copying: It copied poorly. I can't install the program—one file won't copy.

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to hear or receive a radio message, as over a CB radio: Do you copy?

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Also, cocky. Newfoundland. to leap from one ice pan to another across open water.

Idiom

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copy the mail, Citizens Band Radio Slang. mail¹ (def. 5).

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English copie (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin cōpia abundance, something copied, Latin: wealth, abundance; see copious; (def. 16) originally a children's game, from the phrase copy the leader

Related forms

pre·cop·y, noun, plural pre·cop·ies, verb (used with object), pre·cop·ied, pre·cop·y·ing.

re·cop·y, verb (used with object), re·cop·ied, re·cop·y·ing.

un·cop·ied, adjective

well-cop·ied, adjective

Synonyms
1. duplicate, carbon, facsimile. 14. See imitate.

Antonyms
14. originate.

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The issues involved with copy protection haven't changed.

Don't ever tell a copy editor that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Their support staff will tell you to copy files off of iDisk, edit them, and then copy them back.

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The issues involved with copy protection haven't changed.

Don't ever tell a copy editor that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Their support staff will tell you to copy files off of iDisk, edit them, and then copy them back.

These are mimics-plants and animals that copy other things.

Alus have no known function, yet they copy and insert themselves at random throughout a person's genome.

Get your own copy of this recently conserved treasure.

Pick up a copy and you'll see why it gets such high marks.

The typical office copy machine is a modern-day wonder, but it can also be a source of considerable frustration.

We turned to manufacturers to find out which copy machines have hard drives and why.

On a dial-up, although it was possible to copy and paste words, in the beginning texts were doled out one screen at a time.

But this time, despite plenty of razzmatazz, few customers will be queuing up to buy a copy.

Males, on the other hand, only ever have a single copy.

Copy that sasquatch, it appears they don't speak our language.

After the talk, have your copy of the book signed by the author.

If you don't have a computer or a high-quality printer, take your text and paper to a copy shop.

At every turn, the players could copy others' behaviors or write a program to create a new move.

But for backup purposes, you may want to make a copy of the file that was on the disk image.

I've had a couple of professors who, as a matter of policy, provided students with a copy of their letter.

Halfway through her presentation she unfurled a copy of this week's issue and waved it around in front of the audience.

Each group must have one copy of each instruction sheet to make a complete set.

The pigs can still manufacture the sugar molecules with the one active copy of the gene, though.

Suzanne dashed back to her hotel room for a fresh copy of the script.

It may not be a bad idea to hold off on releasing the drives until the copy protection issue is sorted out.

But copy protection is copy protection: a headache only for the law-abiding.

If they don't remember the hard copy, then the full late penalty applies, dating from the day that the hard copy is turned in.

They got hold of a copy of the exam and posted it on their website.

T e achers may copy this page to distribute to their students.

From the description, it seems the knockout worms mated to normal worms would still inherit one normal copy of the gene.

That's usually interpreted as meaning a physical printed-and-bound copy, not a virtual copy.

The ideal solution for some of these problems is to attach your camera to a copy stand.

Many others, having cut their own newsrooms, have become more dependent than ever on regurgitating agency copy.

Rifling through her bag, she produces a stapled copy and hands it to me.

Others let low-scoring children sit near-and copy from-higher-scoring ones.

Although it might seem easy to clear formatting with a click, a copy editor would be rash to do that.

Sometimes the only copy of several years' worth of effort is the one that is suddenly gone.

Dogan-affiliated journalists say they face constant pressure to temper their copy.

Researchers get genetic material to copy itself in a recreation of a simple protocell that could have existed.

One man's quest to track down every copy on the planet.

After acceptance, the text will then be processed by staff copy editors and fact checkers.

Get a first look at the book and enter to win a copy.

Many locks let a person create a copy of the master key for a building by starting with any key from that building.

Genes that promote intelligence in an individual when present as a single copy create disease when present as a double copy.

Use a projector to show the map or have students follow along on a copy of their own.

Rowling is instead opting for a digital watermarking system that links the identify of the purchaser to the copy of the e-book.

In the next two years, prices will fall further, putting them in reach of small offices and even corner copy stores.

Although flexicurity is much admired abroad, it is not necessarily easy to copy.

Our copy went on and on, often taking detours from the main narrative to explore esoteric and sometimes quite complex matters.

But that means no copy editor catches your mistakes before print.

No: before you can even view the contents of the card, you have to first copy the entire thing onto the hard drive.

But the camera-ready copy and the pleas for subventions are popping up in lots of places.

Buy a copy and they help a logistics firm to decide on the best delivery route.

Commemorate an important year or a milestone event with a framed copy of the magazine.

The original seeder only needs to send out one copy of the file for all the clients to receive a copy.

I've tried to find that copy later at the doctor's office but was unsuccessful.

Our tipsters have sent us a copy of the military's logo for last week's satellite-shooting operation.

Using this system, the researchers realised that they might be able to copy the eel's electricity-generation mechanism.

And those eggs that are not fertilized and have only one copy of each gene are called haploid, and are male.

The distinction between this procedure and conventional animal husbandry would be the use of a genetic copy as breeding stock.

Commerce will swallow museums if educators try to copy the norms of business for immediate financial reward.

Others, including the mainstream press, are trying to copy its approach.

Distribute a copy of the map supplement to each student.

Afterwards, copy a letter the way the founding fathers did.

The student emails back, saying that there is no other copy, and the only copy of the test has been mailed.

There are even some programs for sale that are a copy of my first version with dots on numbers one to five.

Change the format of this copy to make the proposal completely nonsensical.

Once they have created a synthetic copy of the bacteria, scientists can begin to eliminate genes to determine which are essential.

No doubt for a fee anyone interested could get a copy.

Hold up a copy of today's local newspaper and ask students to explain its purpose.

The illusion is not sustained as well if you copy the image and paste it into a paint program and zoom in.

Jones my email address or my home address which you can find at my hard copy subscription data.

But it remains unclear what the exact impact of including this double copy of the gene will be on a broader scale.

Use your computer printer to print out these instructions and diagrams on copy paper.

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World English Dictionary

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.	a. matter to be reproduced in print
	b. written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc
4.	the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement
5.	informal journalism suitable material for an article or story: disasters are always good copy
6.	archaic a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship

—vb (when tr, often foll by out) , copies, copies, copying, copied
7.	to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)
8.	(tr) to imitate as a model
9.	(intr) to imitate unfairly

[C14: from Medieval Latin cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious]

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Word Origin & History

copy

early 14c., from O.Fr. copie, from M.L. copia "reproduction, transcript," from L. copia "plenty, means" (see copious). Originally "written transcript," sense extended 15c. to any specimen of writing (especially MS for a printer) and any reproduction or imitation. The verb,

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in the figurative sense of "to imitate" is attested from 1640s.

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