See copyedit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"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"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "copy edit"
},
{
"word": "copy-edit"
}
],
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}
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"section": "English",
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