copy

(Hong Kong Cantonese) copy (of a document or a file) (Classifier: 個／个 c; 份 c)

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copy

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copy

nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of cop


copy

Please bring me at least 200 copies of this report. The photocopier is down the hall on the right.

His new book is out. I have a signed copy. He'll send you a copy if you want one. He's giving free copies to his former colleagues who want one. The press run is 3000 copies, and he hopes to sell more press runs after this one.

I already saw their draft. She emailed me a copy yesterday. I can forward it to you so that you have your own copy.

I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.

1656, John Denham, preface to The Destruction of Troy:

The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

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.

en:result of gene or chromosomal duplication

(genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.

That handbag is a copy. You can tell because the buckle is different.

en:an imitation, sometimes an inferior one

An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

en:text that is to be typeset or similarly prepared and published

en:output of copywriters, as marketing or advertising matter

(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.

Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.

(uncountable) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar.

This organization doesn't publish any copy that hasn't been edited by a good copy editor.

en:person employed to carry copy and run errands

(journalism) A person employed to carry copy and run errands.

Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.

Our town's public library has several copies of the Bible, in each of several editions.

Our town's public library has several copies of the second edition of Smith's textbook, but it doesn't yet have any copies of any newer edition.

en:particular instance of a book, a printed impression or digital file

A particular instance of a book: a single printed impression or digital file representing it.

Have you seen the latest copy of Newsweek yet?

en:instance of a particular issue of a periodical

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.

His virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.

Let him first learn to write, after a copy of all the letters.

1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC:

en:pattern, model, or example, obsoletely

(obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.

[S]he was bleſt with no more Copie of wit, but to ſerue his Humor thus.

1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, signature F, verso:

(obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.

But in them nature's copy's not eterne

c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

en:copyhold, tenure, or lease, obsoletely

copies (plural)
coppy (alternative)
coppie (alternative)
copie (alternative)

ру́копись

для сда́чи в печа́ть

материа́л

для статьи́, заме́тки, книги, публика́ции

kopio

genetics: result of gene or chromosomal duplication

Etymology tree
Middle English copy
English copy
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.


copy

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.

2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

Make sure you copy me on that important memo.

(transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).

First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.

(transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

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.

1793, Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy:

Do you copy?

(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

en-verb

copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)

copies (present singular third-person)
copying (participle present)
copied (participle past)
copied (past)
coppy (alternative)
coppie (alternative)
copie (alternative)

Etymology tree
Middle English copien
English copy
From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō.


copy

copy (nominative singular)
copyt (nominative plural)
copy (accusative nominative singular)
copyt (accusative nominative plural)
copyn (accusative genitive singular)
copyt (accusative genitive plural)
copyn (genitive singular)
copyjen (genitive plural)
copya (partitive singular)
copyja (partitive plural)
copyssa (inessive singular)
copyissa (inessive plural)
copysta (elative singular)
copyista (elative plural)
copyyn (illative singular)
copyihin (illative plural)
copylla (adessive singular)
copyilla (adessive plural)
copylta (ablative singular)
copyilta (ablative plural)
copylle (allative singular)
copyille (allative plural)
copyna (essive singular)
copyina (essive plural)
copyksi (singular translative)
copyiksi (plural translative)
copytta (abessive singular)
copyitta (abessive plural)
copyin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
copyni (nominative singular)
copyni (nominative plural)
copyni (accusative nominative singular)
copyni (accusative nominative plural)
copyni (accusative genitive singular)
copyni (accusative genitive plural)
copyni (genitive singular)
copyjeni (genitive plural)
copyani (partitive singular)
copyjani (partitive plural)
copyssani (inessive singular)
copyissani (inessive plural)
copystani (elative singular)
copyistani (elative plural)
copyyni (illative singular)
copyihini (illative plural)
copyllani (adessive singular)
copyillani (adessive plural)
copyltani (ablative singular)
copyiltani (ablative plural)
copylleni (allative singular)
copyilleni (allative plural)
copynani (essive singular)
copyinani (essive plural)
copykseni (singular translative)
copyikseni (plural translative)
copyttani (abessive singular)
copyittani (abessive plural)
copyineni (comitative plural)
copysi (nominative singular)
copysi (nominative plural)
copysi (accusative nominative singular)
copysi (accusative nominative plural)
copysi (accusative genitive singular)
copysi (accusative genitive plural)
copysi (genitive singular)
copyjesi (genitive plural)
copyasi (partitive singular)
copyjasi (partitive plural)
copyssasi (inessive singular)
copyissasi (inessive plural)
copystasi (elative singular)
copyistasi (elative plural)
copyysi (illative singular)
copyihisi (illative plural)
copyllasi (adessive singular)
copyillasi (adessive plural)
copyltasi (ablative singular)
copyiltasi (ablative plural)
copyllesi (allative singular)
copyillesi (allative plural)
copynasi (essive singular)
copyinasi (essive plural)
copyksesi (singular translative)
copyiksesi (plural translative)
copyttasi (abessive singular)
copyittasi (abessive plural)
copyinesi (comitative plural)
copymme (nominative singular)
copymme (nominative plural)
copymme (accusative nominative singular)
copymme (accusative nominative plural)
copymme (accusative genitive singular)
copymme (accusative genitive plural)
copymme (genitive singular)
copyjemme (genitive plural)
copyamme (partitive singular)
copyjamme (partitive plural)
copyssamme (inessive singular)
copyissamme (inessive plural)
copystamme (elative singular)
copyistamme (elative plural)
copyymme (illative singular)
copyihimme (illative plural)
copyllamme (adessive singular)
copyillamme (adessive plural)
copyltamme (ablative singular)
copyiltamme (ablative plural)
copyllemme (allative singular)
copyillemme (allative plural)
copynamme (essive singular)
copyinamme (essive plural)
copyksemme (singular translative)
copyiksemme (plural translative)
copyttamme (abessive singular)
copyittamme (abessive plural)
copyinemme (comitative plural)
copynne (nominative singular)
copynne (nominative plural)
copynne (accusative nominative singular)
copynne (accusative nominative plural)
copynne (accusative genitive singular)
copynne (accusative genitive plural)
copynne (genitive singular)
copyjenne (genitive plural)
copyanne (partitive singular)
copyjanne (partitive plural)
copyssanne (inessive singular)
copyissanne (inessive plural)
copystanne (elative singular)
copyistanne (elative plural)
copyynne (illative singular)
copyihinne (illative plural)
copyllanne (adessive singular)
copyillanne (adessive plural)
copyltanne (ablative singular)
copyiltanne (ablative plural)
copyllenne (allative singular)
copyillenne (allative plural)
copynanne (essive singular)
copyinanne (essive plural)
copyksenne (singular translative)
copyiksenne (plural translative)
copyttanne (abessive singular)
copyittanne (abessive plural)
copyinenne (comitative plural)
copynsa (nominative singular)
copynsa (nominative plural)
copynsa (accusative nominative singular)
copynsa (accusative nominative plural)
copynsa (accusative genitive singular)
copynsa (accusative genitive plural)
copynsa (genitive singular)
copyjensa (genitive plural)
copyaan (partitive singular)
copyansa (partitive singular)
copyjaan (partitive plural)
copyjansa (partitive plural)
copyssaan (inessive singular)
copyssansa (inessive singular)
copyissaan (inessive plural)
copyissansa (inessive plural)
copystaan (elative singular)
copystansa (elative singular)
copyistaan (elative plural)
copyistansa (elative plural)
copyynsa (illative singular)
copyihinsa (illative plural)
copyllaan (adessive singular)
copyllansa (adessive singular)
copyillaan (adessive plural)
copyillansa (adessive plural)
copyltaan (ablative singular)
copyltansa (ablative singular)
copyiltaan (ablative plural)
copyiltansa (ablative plural)
copylleen (allative singular)
copyllensa (allative singular)
copyilleen (allative plural)
copyillensa (allative plural)
copynaan (essive singular)
copynansa (essive singular)
copyinaan (essive plural)
copyinansa (essive plural)
copykseen (singular translative)
copyksensa (singular translative)
copyikseen (plural translative)
copyiksensa (plural translative)
copyttaan (abessive singular)
copyttansa (abessive singular)
copyittaan (abessive plural)
copyittansa (abessive plural)
copyineen (comitative plural)
copyinensa (comitative plural)