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3 dictionary results for: plagiaristic
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pla⋅gia⋅rism

[pley-juh-riz-uhm, -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.

Origin:
1615–25; plagiar(y) + -ism
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pla·gia·rism     (plā'jə-rĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of plagiarizing.
  2. Something plagiarized.

[From plagiary.]
pla'gia·rist n., pla'gia·ris'tic adj.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
plagiaristic

adjective
copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" 

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