copy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing

   The fasion group made a copy of the designer dress.

2. 2
   noun

   material suitable for a journalistic account

   catastrophes make good copy

3. 3
   verb

   to make a replica of

   The art students copied the works of the masters.

4. 4
   verb

   to copy down as is

   The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over

5. 5
   noun

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

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

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   A schoolwork pad or workbook.

   Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.

Etymology

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.