copy

See also: copy.

English

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Etymology 1

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#COPYCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep-#COPY
Etymology tree
Middle English copy
English copy
    Category:English entries referencing missing etymons#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#COPYCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#COPYCategory:Pages with etymology trees#COPYCategory:English entries with etymology trees#COPY

    From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#COPY copy, copie, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#COPY copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#COPY copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#COPY cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.

    Noun

    copy (plural copies)Category:English lemmas#COPYCategory:English nouns#COPYCategory:English countable nouns#COPYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

    2. The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
      Please bring me at least 200 copies of this report. The photocopier is down the hall on the right.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      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.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      I already saw their draft. She emailed me a copy yesterday. I can forward it to you so that you have your own copy.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      1. (geneticsCategory:en:Genetics#COPY) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
        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.
        Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    4. An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
      That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    6. (typographyCategory:en:Typography#COPY, journalismCategory:en:Mass media#COPY, publishingCategory:en:Publishing#COPY) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.
      This organization doesn't publish any copy that hasn't been edited by a good copy editor.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      1. (marketingCategory:en:Marketing#COPY, advertisingCategory:en:Advertising#COPY) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
      2. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#COPY) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar.
        Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.
        Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    8. (journalismCategory:en:Mass media#COPY) A person employed to carry copy and run errands.
      Hyponym: copy boy
    10. A schoolwork pad or workbook.
      Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    12. A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it.
      Our town's public library has several copies of the Bible, in each of several editions.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      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.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    14. 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.
      Have you seen the latest copy of Newsweek yet?
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    16. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#COPY) Writing paper of a particular size: Synonym of bastard.
    18. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#COPY) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
      His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
    20. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#COPY) An abundance or plenty of anything.
    22. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#COPY) copyhold; tenure; lease.
    Synonyms
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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Translations
    journalism: text to be typeset
    text of newspaper articles
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    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
      Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Italic#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Old French#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Latin#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Old Latin#COPYCategory:Pages with etymology trees#COPYCategory:English entries with etymology trees#COPYCategory:English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs#COPY

      From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#COPYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#COPY copien, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#COPY copier and Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#COPY cōpiō.[1]

      Verb

      copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)Category:English lemmas#COPYCategory:English verbs#COPYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

      1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#COPY) To produce an object identical to a given object.
        Please copy these reports for me.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
        • 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
          [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. The truth is that Newton was very much a product of his time.
          Category:English terms with quotations#COPY
      2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#COPY) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
        Make sure you copy me on that important memo.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#COPY, computingCategory:en:Computing#COPY) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
        First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.Category:English terms with usage examples#COPY
      4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#COPY) To imitate.
      5. (radioCategory:en:Radio#COPY) To receive a transmission successfully.
      Synonyms
      Derived terms
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      References

      1. ↑ “cō̆pīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

      Chinese

      Etymology

      From EnglishCategory:Cantonese terms borrowed from English#COPYCategory:Cantonese terms derived from English#COPY copy.

      Pronunciation

      Category:Chinese lemmas#copyCategory:Cantonese lemmas#copyCategory:Chinese nouns#copyCategory:Cantonese nouns#copyCategory:Chinese verbs#copyCategory:Cantonese verbs#copyCategory:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#copyCategory:Chinese terms written in foreign scripts#copy

      Noun

      copyCategory:Chinese lemmas#COPYCategory:Chinese nouns#COPYCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

      1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#COPY) copy (of a document or a file) (Classifier: 個／个 c; 份 c)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 個/个#COPYCategory:Chinese nouns classified by 份#COPY

      Verb

      copyCategory:Chinese lemmas#COPYCategory:Chinese verbs#COPYCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

      1. (Hong Kong CantoneseCategory:Hong Kong Cantonese#COPY) to copy

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      References

      Czech

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      copyCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#COPYCategory:Czech noun forms#COPYCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

      1. nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of cop

      Finnish

      Etymology

      From EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#COPYCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#COPY copy.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      copyCategory:Finnish lemmas#COPYCategory:Finnish nouns#COPYCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#COPYCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY (slangCategory:Finnish slang#COPY)

      1. A copywriter.
      2. A copy (output of copywriter).

      Declension

      Inflection of copy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
      nominative copy copyt
      genitive copyn copyjen
      partitive copya copyja
      illative copyyn copyihin
      singular plural
      nominative copy copyt
      accusative nom. copy copyt
      gen. copyn
      genitive copyn copyjen
      partitive copya copyja
      inessive copyssa copyissa
      elative copysta copyista
      illative copyyn copyihin
      adessive copylla copyilla
      ablative copylta copyilta
      allative copylle copyille
      essive copyna copyina
      translative copyksi copyiksi
      abessive copytta copyitta
      instructive — copyin
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of copy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative copyni copyni
      accusative nom. copyni copyni
      gen. copyni
      genitive copyni copyjeni
      partitive copyani copyjani
      inessive copyssani copyissani
      elative copystani copyistani
      illative copyyni copyihini
      adessive copyllani copyillani
      ablative copyltani copyiltani
      allative copylleni copyilleni
      essive copynani copyinani
      translative copykseni copyikseni
      abessive copyttani copyittani
      instructive — —
      comitative —copyineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative copysi copysi
      accusative nom. copysi copysi
      gen. copysi
      genitive copysi copyjesi
      partitive copyasi copyjasi
      inessive copyssasi copyissasi
      elative copystasi copyistasi
      illative copyysi copyihisi
      adessive copyllasi copyillasi
      ablative copyltasi copyiltasi
      allative copyllesi copyillesi
      essive copynasi copyinasi
      translative copyksesi copyiksesi
      abessive copyttasi copyittasi
      instructive — —
      comitative —copyinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative copymme copymme
      accusative nom. copymme copymme
      gen. copymme
      genitive copymme copyjemme
      partitive copyamme copyjamme
      inessive copyssamme copyissamme
      elative copystamme copyistamme
      illative copyymme copyihimme
      adessive copyllamme copyillamme
      ablative copyltamme copyiltamme
      allative copyllemme copyillemme
      essive copynamme copyinamme
      translative copyksemme copyiksemme
      abessive copyttamme copyittamme
      instructive — —
      comitative —copyinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative copynne copynne
      accusative nom. copynne copynne
      gen. copynne
      genitive copynne copyjenne
      partitive copyanne copyjanne
      inessive copyssanne copyissanne
      elative copystanne copyistanne
      illative copyynne copyihinne
      adessive copyllanne copyillanne
      ablative copyltanne copyiltanne
      allative copyllenne copyillenne
      essive copynanne copyinanne
      translative copyksenne copyiksenne
      abessive copyttanne copyittanne
      instructive — —
      comitative —copyinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative copynsa copynsa
      accusative nom. copynsa copynsa
      gen. copynsa
      genitive copynsa copyjensa
      partitive copyaan
      copyansa      		 copyjaan
      copyjansa
      inessive copyssaan
      copyssansa      		 copyissaan
      copyissansa
      elative copystaan
      copystansa      		 copyistaan
      copyistansa
      illative copyynsa copyihinsa
      adessive copyllaan
      copyllansa      		 copyillaan
      copyillansa
      ablative copyltaan
      copyltansa      		 copyiltaan
      copyiltansa
      allative copylleen
      copyllensa      		 copyilleen
      copyillensa
      essive copynaan
      copynansa      		 copyinaan
      copyinansa
      translative copykseen
      copyksensa      		 copyikseen
      copyiksensa
      abessive copyttaan
      copyttansa      		 copyittaan
      copyittansa
      instructive — —
      comitative —copyineen
      copyinensa
      Category:Finnish valo-type nominals#COPY

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      Vietnamese

      Etymology

      Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Vietnamese terms borrowed from English#COPYCategory:Vietnamese terms derived from English#COPY copy.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      copyCategory:Vietnamese lemmas#COPYCategory:Vietnamese verbs#COPYCategory:Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header#COPYCategory:Pages with entries#COPYCategory:Pages with 5 entries#COPY

      1. to copy
        Synonyms: cóp, sao chép
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