copy
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Is copy a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.Examples: "Every cell in this organism contains a copy of each gene, but whether that copy will be expressed depends on complex factors of cell differentiation and epigenetics."
2. (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.Examples: "This organization doesn't publish any copy that hasn't been edited by a good copy editor."
3. (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.
4. (typography, journalism, publishing) The text (words, content) that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published.Examples: "Submit all copy to the appropriate editor."uncountable
5. (journalism) A person employed to carry copy and run errands.
6. (archaic) Writing paper of a particular size: Synonym of bastard.archaic
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.Examples: "Please copy these reports for me."; "Don't copy that floppy!"; "[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. The truth is that Newton was very much a product of his time."transitive
2. (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).Examples: "Make sure you copy me on that important memo."transitive
3. (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.Examples: "First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory."transitive
4. (transitive) To imitate.Examples: "Don't copy my dance moves."; "Mom, he's copying me!"; "We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation."transitive
5. (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.Examples: "Do you copy?"
Definition source: Wiktionary