"copyedit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-copyedit.oga [US] Forms: copyedits [plural]
Etymology: Back formation from copy editor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|copy editor}} copy editor Head templates: {{en-noun}} copyedit (plural copyedits)
  1. The process or act of copyediting a document.
    Sense id: en-copyedit-en-noun-SAOYcaAQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 21 31
  2. The result of copyediting a document.
    Sense id: en-copyedit-en-noun-Dj5uSmim Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 21 31
  3. A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
    Sense id: en-copyedit-en-noun-9mU9fgWh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 21 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copy edit, copy-edit

Verb [English]

Audio: En-us-copyedit.oga [US] Forms: copyedits [present, singular, third-person], copyediting [participle, present], copyedited [participle, past], copyedited [past]
Etymology: Back formation from copy editor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|copy editor}} copy editor Head templates: {{en-verb}} copyedit (third-person singular simple present copyedits, present participle copyediting, simple past and past participle copyedited)
  1. (transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Printing Synonyms: subedit Related terms: copyediting, copyeditor, line edit, proofread Translations (prepare material for publishing): 審稿 (Chinese Mandarin), 审稿 (shěngǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 校對 (Chinese Mandarin), 校对 (jiàoduì) (Chinese Mandarin), toimittaa (Finnish), kielentarkistaa (Finnish), tarkistaa (Finnish), corriger (French), redigieren (German), gegenlesen (German), olvasószerkesztést végez (Hungarian), fo-eagree (Manx), gjøre korrektur (Norwegian), redigere (Norwegian), adiustować [imperfective] (Polish), zaadiustować [perfective] (Polish), zadiustować [perfective] (Polish), golygu copi [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-copyedit-en-verb-en:printing Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 21 31 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copy edit, copy-edit

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "For example, if the author is responsible for inserting the copyedits into the source files, then there are repercussions later on when changes are made during the page formatting stage.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire, Sasha Barab, Games, Learning, and Society: Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age, page 418",
          "text": "The copyedits in science.net — a game designed for middle school students — were somewhat less blunt, but they were supposed to retain the other salient features of the original.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-us-copyedit.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-copyedit.oga/En-us-copyedit.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-copyedit.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "copy edit"
    },
    {
      "word": "copy-edit"
    }
  ],
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}

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