hard copy in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hard copy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "soft copy"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A hard copy is a printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form."
      ],
      "id": "simple-hard_copy-en-phrase-Mk9hhWgb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hard copy.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hard copy"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hard copy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "soft copy"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hard copy is a printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hard copy.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hard copy"
}

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"hard copy" meaning in English

Phrase