copy

copy
cop•y
[[t]ˈkɒp i[/t]] n. pl. cop•ies, for1, 2, 7, 9, v. cop•ied, cop•y•ing
1) an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
a copy of a famous painting[/ex]
2) pri one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like
3) pri matter intended to be reproduced in printed form
4) pri jou the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, or the like
5) jou something newsworthy:
Political gossip is always good copy[/ex]
6) gen
replication 6)
7) archaic something that is to be reproduced; model
8) to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce
9) to follow as a pattern or model; imitate
10) to make a copy or copies
11) to undergo copying:
It copied poorly[/ex]
Etymology: 1300–50; ME copie (< AF) < ML cōpia copy, L: abundance, means; see copious

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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