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Definition of plagiaristic - 2 dictionary results

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


pla⋅gia⋅rist, noun
pla⋅gia⋅ris⋅tic, adjective
pla·gia·rism   (plā'jə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. The act of plagiarizing.
  2. Something plagiarized.

[From plagiary.]
pla'gia·rist n., pla'gia·ris'tic adj.
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