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pla⋅gia⋅rism
[pley-juh-riz-uh
m, -jee-uh-riz-] 
–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. |
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| pla·gia·rism (plā'jə-rĭz'əm) n.
[From plagiary.] pla'gia·rist n., pla'gia·ris'tic adj. |
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Plagiarism
Pla"gia*rism\, n. [Cf. F. plagiarisme.]1. The act or practice of plagiarizing. 2. That which plagiarized.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : plagiarism
Spanish:
plagio,
German:
das Plagiat,
Japanese:
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.
Note: Similar theft in music or other arts is also called plagiarism.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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plagiarism
the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as one's own. The fraudulence is closely related to forgery and piracy-practices generally in violation of copyright laws.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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