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verb (used with object)
1.
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
2.
to copyread.
Also, cop·y-ed·it.
Origin:
1950–55; back formation from copy editor
1950–55; back formation from copy editor
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Copy-edit
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| copy-edit | |
| —vb | |
| journalism to prepare (copy) for printing by styling, correcting, etc | |
| copy editor | |
| —n | |
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