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copy

n. C / U
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈkɑpi// UK //kˈɒpi// copy Archaic General-service

n. something that is made to look exactly like another thing. You use this word for a single book, a digital file, or a document that is the same as the original.

n. a thing made to be similar or identical to another; a single specimen of a publication. In advertising and journalism, it refers to the written text intended for publication or broadcast.


SIMPLE

I need to make a copy of this report for the meeting.

CONTEXTUAL

The marketing team spent all afternoon writing the copy for the new social media campaign.

COMPLEX

While the digital copy remains perfectly preserved, the original manuscript shows significant signs of wear and tear from centuries of handling.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

Etymology tree Middle English copy English copy From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Latin cōps Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cōpia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōpiō Old French copierbor. Middle English copien English copy From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō.

Usage

Countable when referring to individual objects or duplicates; uncountable when referring to written text for advertisements or news.

Idioms1 entry

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