copy

== English == === Alternative forms === coppy, coppie, copie (all obsolete) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒpi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑpi/ Hyphenation: copy Rhymes: -ɒpi === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== copy (plural copies) The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original. (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication. An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality. (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published. (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services. (uncountable) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar. (journalism) A person employed to carry copy and run errands. Hyponym: copy boy A schoolwork pad or workbook. A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it. 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. (archaic) Writing paper of a particular size: Synonym of bastard. (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example. (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything. (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Antonyms ===== original ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Hindustani: Hindi: कापी (kāpī) Urdu: کاپی (kāpī) → Punjabi: Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਪੀ (kāpī) Shahmukhi script: کاپی (kāpī) → Sindhi: ڪاپِي (kāpī) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō. ==== Verb ==== copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied) (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object. (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person). (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use. (transitive) To imitate. (radio) To receive a transmission successfully. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:imitate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === == Chinese == === Etymology === From English copy. === Pronunciation === === Noun === copy (Hong Kong Cantonese) copy (of a document or a file) (Classifier: 個／个 c; 份 c) === Verb === copy (Hong Kong Cantonese) to copy === See also === (clipping) cop === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sopɪ] === Noun === copy nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of cop == Finnish == === Etymology === From English copy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkopy/, [ˈko̞py] Rhymes: -opy Syllabification(key): co‧py Hyphenation(key): co‧py === Noun === copy (slang) A copywriter. A copy (output of copywriter). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “copy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English copy. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔp̚˧˦ pi˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔp̚˦˧˥ pɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔp̚˦˥ pɪj˧˧] Phonetic spelling: cóp pi === Verb === copy to copy Synonyms: cóp, sao chép