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pla·gia·rism

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–noun

1.	the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.

2.	something used and represented in this manner.

[Origin: 1615–25; plagiar(y) + -ism

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—Related forms

pla·gia·rist, noun

pla·gia·ris·tic, adjective

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pla·gia·rism Audio Help (plā'jə-rĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of plagiarizing.
Something plagiarized.

[From plagiary.]

pla'gia·rist n., pla'gia·ris'tic adj.

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plagiarism

1621, from L. plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer," used in the sense of "literary thief" by Martial, from plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, net," from PIE base *p(e)lag- "flat, spread out." Plagiary is attested from 1597.

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plagiarism
noun
1.	a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2.	the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

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ˈplagiarism [ˈpleidʒərizəm] noun

Example: She was found guilty of plagiarism.

Arabic:	إنتِحال مؤلِّف، سَرِقَه أدبيّة او فِكْرِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	剽窃
Chinese (Traditional):	剽竊
Czech:	plagiátorství
Danish:	plagiering
Estonian:	plagiaat
French:	plagiat
Greek:	λογοκλοπή
Hungarian:	plágium
Indonesian:	penjiplakan
Italian:	plagio
Korean:	표절

Latvian:	plaģiāts
Lithuanian:	plagiatas
Norwegian:	plagiat, plagiering
Polish:	plagiat, plagiatorstwo
Portuguese (Brazil):	plágio
Russian:	плагиат
Slovak:	plagiátorstvo
Slovenian:	plagiatorstvo
Spanish:	plagio
Swedish:	plagiering, plagiat
Turkish:	eser hırsızlığı

See also: plagiarize, plagiarise

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
plagiarism

Literary theft. Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. Copyright laws protect writers' words as their legal property. To avoid the charge of plagiarism, writers take care to credit those from whom they borrow and quote.