"copyism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: copyisms [plural]
Etymology: copy + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|copy|ism}} copy + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} copyism (countable and uncountable, plural copyisms)
  1. (archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-copyism-en-noun-0tQZsoyF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 93 7
  2. (archaic) plagiarism Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-copyism-en-noun-GUZd6Hvv

Inflected forms

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