copy

noun

  1. 1

    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing

    she made a copy of the designer dress

    the clone was a copy of its ancestor

  2. 2

    matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

  3. 3

    a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

  4. 4

    material suitable for a journalistic account

    catastrophes make good copy

verb

  1. 1

    make a replica of

    copy that drawing

    re-create a picture by Rembrandt

  2. 2

    reproduce or make an exact copy of

    replicate the cell

    copy the genetic information

  3. 3

    reproduce someone's behavior or looks

    The mime imitated the passers-by

    Children often copy their parents or older siblings

  4. 4

    copy down as is

    The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over

Synonyms

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