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Added 8 October 2026

copy

/ˈkɒpi/ noun

In Latin: exemplar Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about copy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record).
A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.
she made a copy of the designer dress
Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials.

verb

Copy down as is.
The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over
Reproduce someone's behavior or looks.
The mime imitated the passers-by
Reproduce or make an exact copy of.
replicate the cell

Origin

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.

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