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cop⋅y⋅ed⋅it
[kop-ee-ed-it] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, esp. for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc. |
| 2. | to copyread. |
Also, copy-edit.
Origin:
1950–55; back formation from copy editor
1950–55; back formation from copy editor
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| cop·y·ed·it or cop·y-ed·it (kŏp'ē-ěd'ĭt) tr.v. cop·y·ed·it·ed or cop·y-ed·it·ed, cop·y·ed·it·ing or cop·y-ed·it·ing, cop·y·ed·its or cop·y-ed·its To correct and prepare (a manuscript, for example) for typesetting and printing. cop'y·ed'i·tor n. |
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