"copyfight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑpiˌfaɪt/ [General-American], /ˈkɒpiˌfaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: copyfights [plural]
Etymology: Blend of copyright + fight Etymology templates: {{blend|en|copyright|fight}} Blend of copyright + fight Head templates: {{en-noun}} copyfight (plural copyfights)
  1. A dispute over copyright.
    Sense id: en-copyfight-en-noun-5PMSuNS5 Categories (other): English blends, Copyright Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of Copyright: 56 44

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑpiˌfaɪt/ [General-American], /ˈkɒpiˌfaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: copyfights [present, singular, third-person], copyfighting [participle, present], copyfought [participle, past], copyfought [past]
Etymology: Blend of copyright + fight Etymology templates: {{blend|en|copyright|fight}} Blend of copyright + fight Head templates: {{en-verb|copyfights|copyfighting|copyfought}} copyfight (third-person singular simple present copyfights, present participle copyfighting, simple past and past participle copyfought)
  1. To engage in a dispute over copyright.
    Sense id: en-copyfight-en-verb-mYAgijqC Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77

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