Meaning of copy | Babel Free

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1. The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
2. the action of copying or reproducing something
3. Original or prototype, model that represents a norm or set of characteristics.
4. The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
5. Reproduction #take of a same model or original, especially referred to publications like books, magazines, photographs, etc.
6. to make an imitation or reproduction of (something). Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook. kopieer يَنْـسَخ копирам copiar napodobit; opsat, kopírovat kopieren kopiere; efterligne αντιγράφωimitar; copiar jäljendama, kopeerima رونوشت کردن؛ کپی کردن kopioida copier לְהַעֲתִיק नकल उतारना prepisati, preslikati, kopirati (le)másol meniru afrita; líkja eftir copiare 写す 복제하다 kopijuoti, imituoti, pamėgdžioti, nu(si)rašyti kopēt; atdarināt; pārrakstīt salin kopiërenkopiere, etter...
7. a photocopier. kopieermasjien آلة تصوير / نَسْـخ копирна машина fotocopiadora kopírka der Kopierer kopimaskine φωτοαντιγραφικό μηχάνημα fotocopiadora valguskoopiamasin شخص یا دستگاه کپی کننده kopiokone photocopieur/-euse מְכוֹנַת צִילוּם प्रतिलिपिक aparat za kopiranje fénymásoló gép mesin fotokopi ljósritunarvél fotocopiatrice 複写機 복사기 kopijavimo aparatas, kopijuoklis novilcējs; kopējamais aparāts mesin salin fotokopieerapparaatkopimaskinkopiarka فوتو کاپی fotocopiadora (foto)copiator множител...
8. An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
9. imitation, reproduction
10. (usually abbreviated to ©) the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and also to perform, translate, film, or record such a work. kopiereg حَق التأليف والنَّـشر авторско право direito autoral autorská práva das Urheberrecht ophavsret; forfatterret; copyright δικαιώματα πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας copyright, derechos de autor autoriõigus, kirjastusõigus حق تکثیر؛ کپی رایت tekijänoikeus droit d'auteur זְכוּיוֹת יוֹצְרִים प्रकाशनाधिकार autorsko pravo szerzői jog hak...
    usually abbreviated to
11. The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.
12. shoe
13. An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate: a copy of a painting; made two copies of the letter.
14. The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
15. a calque
16. Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.
17. The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar.
    uncountable
18. To make a reproduction or copy of: copied the note letter for letter; copied the file to a disk.
19. A person employed to carry copy and run errands.
20. To follow as a model or pattern; imitate. See Synonyms at imitate.
21. A schoolwork pad or workbook.
22. To include as an additional recipient of a written communication: Please copy me when you reply to her.
23. A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it.
24. To make a copy or copies.
25. A particular instance of an issue of a periodical (e.g., magazine, journal, bulletin): a single printed impression or digital file representing that issue; (metonynmically) the issue.
26. To admit of being copied: colored ink that does not copy well.
27. Writing paper of a particular size: Synonym of bastard.
    archaic
28. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
    obsolete
29. An abundance or plenty of anything.
    obsolete
30. copyhold; tenure; lease.
    obsolete

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Examples

“Please bring me at least 200 copies of this report. The photocopier is down the hall on the right.”

“His new book is out. I have a signed copy. He'll send you a copy if you want one. He's giving free copies to his former colleagues who want one. The press run is 3000 copies, and he hopes to sell more press runs after this one.”

“I already saw their draft. She emailed me a copy yesterday. I can forward it to you so that you have your own copy.”

“I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.”

“Every cell in this organism contains a copy of each gene, but whether that copy will be expressed depends on complex factors of cell differentiation and epigenetics.”

“That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.”

“This organization doesn't publish any copy that hasn't been edited by a good copy editor.”

“Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.”

“Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.”

“Our town's public library has several copies of the Bible, in each of several editions.”

“Our town's public library has several copies of the second edition of Smith's textbook, but it doesn't yet have any copies of any newer edition.”

“Have you seen the latest copy of Newsweek yet?”

“His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.”

“Let him first learn to write, after a copy of all the letters.”

“[S]he was bleſt with no more Copie of wit, but to ſerue his Humor thus.”

“But in them nature's copy's not eterne”

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