Copy : (noun)
1: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or
school record) [syn: transcript]
2: a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy
of the designer dress"
3: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn:
written matter]
4: material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes
make good copy"
(verb)
1: copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the
alphabet over and over"
2: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated
the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or
older siblings" [syn: imitate, simulate]
3: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the
cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: replicate]
4: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture
by Rembrandt" [syn: re-create]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Copy : \Cop"y\ (k[o^]p"[y^]), n.; pl. Copies (-[i^]z). [F.
copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a
transcript; co- _ the root of opes riches. See Opulent, and
cf. Copious.]
1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [Obs.]
She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to
serve his humor thus. --B. Jonson.
2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original
work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or
a statue.
I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the
original. --Denham.
3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing
the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of
the works of Addison.
4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced;
a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an
excellent copy for imitation.
Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the
letters. --Holder.
5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in
type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard.
See under Paper.
7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] --Shak.
Copy book, a book in which copies are written or printed
for learners to imitate.
Examined copies (Law), those which have been compared with
the originals.
Exemplified copies, those which are attested under seal of
a court.
Certified or Office copies, those which are made or
attested by officers having charge of the originals, and
authorized to give copies officially. --Abbot.
Syn: Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Copy : \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Copied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.]
1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like
enough it will), I'd have it copied. --Shak.
Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our
remembrance. --Shak.
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
course of life.
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
--Stewart.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Copy : \Cop"y\, v. i.
1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate.
2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not
copy well.
Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the
bad as well as the good things. --Dryden.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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COPY. ACopy : is a true transcript of an original writing.
2. Copies cannot be given in evidence, unless proof is made that the
originals, from which they are taken, are lost, or in the power of the
opposite party; and in the latter case, that notice has been given him to
produce the original. See 12 Vin. Abr. 97; Phil. Ev. Index, h.t.; Poth.
Obl. Pt. 4, c. 1, art. 33 Bouv. Inst. n. 3055. 3. To prove a copy of a
record, the witness must be able to swear that he has examined it, line for
line, with the original, or has examined the copy, while another person read
the original. 1 Campb. R. 469. It is not requisite that the persons
examining should exchange, papers, and read them alternately. 2 Taunt. R.
470. Vide, generally, 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3106-10; 1 Stark. R. 183; 2 E. C. L.
Rep. 183; 4 Campb. 372; 2 Burr.1179; B.N.P.129; 1 Carr. & P. 578. An
examined copy of the books of unincorporated banks are not, per se,
evidence. 12 S. & R. 256. See 13 S. & R. 135, 334; 2 N. & McC. 299.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Copy :
The text of a story.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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