The Wordsmith Dictionary

cop y writ er |ˈkäpiˌrītər ˈkɑpɪˈˌraɪdər | ▶noun a person who writes the text of advertisements or publicity material. DERIVATIVES cop y writ ing |-ˌrītiNG |noun

Oxford Dictionary

copy

copy |ˈkɒpi | ▶noun ( pl. copies ) 1 a thing made to be similar or identical to another: the problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy. 2 a single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue: the record has sold more than a million copies. 3 [ mass noun ] matter to be printed: copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month. • material for a newspaper or magazine article: it is an unfortunate truth of today's media that bad news makes good copy. • the text of an advertisement. ▶verb ( copies, copying, copied ) [ with obj. ] 1 make a similar or identical version of; reproduce: each form had to be copied and sent to a different department. • Computing reproduce (data stored in one location ) in another location: the command will copy a file from one disc to another. • write out information that one has read or heard: he copied the details into his notebook | I began to copy out the addresses. • (copy something to ) send a copy of a letter or an email to (a third party ). • (copy someone in ) send someone a copy of an email that is addressed to a third party: I attached the document and copied him in so he'd know it had been sent. 2 imitate the style or behaviour of: lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue | [ no obj. ] : art students copied from approved old masters. 3 [ no obj. ] hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter: this is Edwards, do you copy, over. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a transcript or copy of a document ): from Old French copie (noun ), copier (verb ), from Latin copia ‘abundance ’ (in medieval Latin ‘transcript ’, from such phrases as copiam describendi facere ‘give permission to transcribe ’).

copybook

copy |book |ˈkɒpɪbʊk | ▶noun a book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] exactly in accordance with established criteria; perfect.

copycat

copy |cat |ˈkɒpɪkat | ▶noun informal, derogatory (especially in children's use ) a person who copies another's behaviour, dress, or ideas. • [ as modifier ] denoting an action, typically a crime, carried out in imitation of another: copycat killings.

copydesk

copy |desk |ˈkɒpɪdɛsk | ▶noun N. Amer. a desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited for printing.

copy-edit

copy-edit ▶verb [ with obj. ] edit (text to be printed ) by checking its consistency and accuracy. DERIVATIVES copy editor noun

copyhold

copy |hold |ˈkɒpɪhəʊld | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. historical tenure of land based on manorial records.

copyholder

copy |hold ¦er |ˈkɒpɪhəʊldə | ▶noun 1 Brit. historical a person who held land in copyhold. 2 a clasp or stand for holding sheets of text while it is keyed or typed.

copyist

copy |ist |ˈkɒpɪɪst | ▶noun a person who makes copies, especially of handwritten documents or music. • a person who imitates the styles of others, especially in art or music: Beatles copyists. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from copy + -ist; replacing earlier copist, from French copiste or medieval Latin copista, from copiare ‘to copy ’, from copia (see copy ).

copyleft

copy |left |ˈkɒpilɛft | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an arrangement whereby software or artistic work may be used, modified, and distributed freely on condition that anything derived from it is bound by the same conditions. DERIVATIVES copylefted adjective ORIGIN 1980s: after copyright .

copyread

copy |read |ˈkɒpɪriːd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] read and edit (text ) for a newspaper, magazine, or book. DERIVATIVES copyreader noun

copy |right |ˈkɒpɪrʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material: he issued a writ for breach of copyright | making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright | [ count noun ] : works whose copyrights had lapsed. • [ count noun ] a particular literary, artistic, or musical work that is covered by copyright. ▶adjective protected by copyright: permission to reproduce photographs and other copyright material. ▶verb [ with obj. ] secure copyright for (material ): (as adj. copyrighted ) : copyrighted music downloaded illegally from the Internet. DERIVATIVES copyrightable adjective

copy |right li |brary ▶noun a library entitled to a free copy of each book published in the UK. The copyright libraries in the British Isles are the British Library, the Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, the National Library of Wales, the National Library of Scotland, and the library of Trinity College, Dublin.

copy typist

copy typ ¦ist ▶noun a person whose job is to type transcripts of written drafts.

copywriter

copy |writer |ˈkɒpɪrʌɪtə | ▶noun a person who writes the text of advertisements or publicity material. DERIVATIVES copywriting noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

copy

copy noun 1 a copy of the report: duplicate, facsimile, photocopy; transcript; reprint; trademark Xerox; dated carbon (copy ), mimeograph, mimeo. 2 a copy of a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci: replica, reproduction, replication, print, imitation, likeness; counterfeit, forgery, fake; informal knockoff. ▶verb 1 each form had to be copied: duplicate, photocopy, xerox, run off, reproduce, replicate; dated mimeograph. 2 portraits copied from original paintings by Reynolds: reproduce, replicate; forge, fake, counterfeit. 3 their sound was copied by a lot of jazz players: imitate, reproduce, emulate, follow, echo, mirror, parrot, mimic, ape; plagiarize, steal; informal rip off. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See imitate . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

Oxford Thesaurus

copy

copy noun 1 copies of his report had been sent to the tribunal: duplicate, duplication, reprint, facsimile, photocopy, carbon copy, carbon, mimeograph, mimeo; transcript; informal dupe; trademark Xerox, photostat. 2 a copy of a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci: replica, reproduction, replication, print, imitation, likeness, lookalike, representation, mock-up, dummy; counterfeit, forgery, fake, sham, bootleg; informal pirate, phoney, knock-off, dupe. 3 I checked my dad's original copy of the book: edition, version, impression, imprint, issue; specimen, sample, example. 4 it is an unfortunate truth that bad news makes good copy: material; articles, stories, features. ▶verb 1 each form had to be copied and sent to a different editor: duplicate, photocopy, xerox, photostat, mimeograph, make a photocopy of, take a photocopy of, run off; transcribe, reproduce, replicate, clone. 2 the portraits are copied from original paintings by Reynolds: reproduce, replicate; forge, fake, falsify, counterfeit, bootleg. 3 their sound was copied by a lot of jazz players: imitate, mimic, ape, emulate, follow, echo, mirror, simulate, parrot, reproduce; plagiarize, poach, steal, ‘borrow ’, infringe the copyright of; informal pirate, rip off, crib, lift; Brit. informal nick, pinch; archaic monkey.

Duden Dictionary

Copy-and-paste

Copy-and-paste , Copy-and-Paste Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das Copy-and-Paste |ˈkɔpi ənd ˈpeɪst ˈkɔpi ənd ˈpeɪst |das Copy-and-paste; Genitiv: des Copy-and-pastes das Copy-and-Paste; Genitiv: des Copy-and-Pastes englisch copy and paste, aus: to copy = kopieren und to paste = einkleben Computerfunktion, die das Kopieren (z. B. von Textstellen ) und Einsetzen an anderer Stelle ermöglicht

Co py right Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈkɔpira͜it |das Copyright; Genitiv: des Copyrights, Plural: die Copyrights englisch copyright, eigentlich = Vervielfältigungsrecht, aus: copy = Kopie, Nachahmung; Exemplar und right = Recht Urheberrecht (im britischen und amerikanischen Recht )©

Copyshop

Co py shop , Co py-Shop Substantiv, maskulin , der Copy-Shop |ˈkɔpiʃɔp ˈkɔpiʃɔp |aus englisch copy = Kopie und Shop Geschäft, in dem man Kopien und Vervielfältigungen von Texten und Bildern selbst machen oder machen lassen kann

Copytest

Co py test Substantiv, maskulin , der der Copytest; Genitiv: des Copytest [e ]s, Plural: die Copytests eine nach dem Copytesting-Verfahren durchgeführte Untersuchung

Copytesting

Co py tes ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o pytesting |das Copytesting; Genitiv: des Copytestings werbepsychologische Untersuchungsmethode, die die Qualität eines Werbemittels feststellen will, indem sie prüft, wie eine Personengruppe auf ein vorgelegtes Muster reagiert

French Dictionary

copyright n. m. nom masculin Symbole ©. Mention « tous droits réservés » destinée à protéger une œuvre contre toute reproduction ou exploitation illégale. : Des copyrights. Note Technique L ’indication de la propriété littéraire apparaît sous la forme de cette mention précédée du signe © figurant au verso du titre général de l ’ouvrage, en bas de page; elle est suivie du nom du titulaire du droit d ’auteur et de l ’indication de l ’année de publication.

Spanish Dictionary

copyright nombre masculino Derecho exclusivo de un autor, editor o concesionario para explotar una obra literaria, científica o artística durante cierto tiempo :el copyright de un libro; existe un copyright sobre plantas y semillas logradas por selección genética; el copyright se indica con el signo © delante de la persona física o jurídica que posee el derecho de explotación .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés copyright ‘derecho de copia ’, surgido de la terminología estadounidense de la edición .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘copirrait ’.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

copy

cop y /kɑ́pi |kɔ́pi /〖「豊富さ (copia )」＞「たくさん書く [写す ]こと」〗名詞複 -ies /-z /1 C a. 写し , コピー , 複写 ; 謄本 , 抄本 ▸ make a copy コピーを作成する ▸ keep a backup copy of important data 大事なデータのバックアップコピーをとっておく ▸ Here's the copy for your records .これが控え用の写しです ▸ a fair copy 清書 b. (芸術作品などの )複製 , 模写 ; 模倣 , まね ▸ This hanging picture is not the original, but a copy .この掛軸は本物ではなく, 複製品だ 2 C (同じ本新聞などの )1部 , 1冊 ; (同じCD 版画などの )1枚 ▸ a copy of the New York Times ニューヨークタイムズ1部 ▸ sell millions of copies 数百万部を売り上げる 3 U (印刷のための )原稿 ; 広告文 , コピー ; ｟くだけて｠(記事になるような )ネタ ▸ The news editor helped me write my copy .新聞社の編集長は私が原稿を書くのを手伝ってくれた ▸ It made good copy , and everybody bought the paper .それはおもしろいニュースになり, だれもがその新聞を買った 4 C 〘遺伝〙(染色体の )複製 .5 C ｟古｠(習字の )手本 .動詞 -ies /-z /; -ied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が〉 «…から /…へ » 〈文字など〉を写し取る , 書き写す (down , out ) «from /into , onto » ; 〈書類など〉を複写する , コピーする ; 〈製品作品など〉を複製する , 模写する ; 〘コンピュ〙 «…へ » 〈ファイルなど〉をコピーする «over , across , onto , to » ▸ copy a page from a book 本の1ページを写す ▸ copy a key 合かぎを作る ▸ copy the floppy to a new one フロッピーを新しいものにコピーする 2 〈人態度など〉をまねる ; «…から » 〈考え方法など〉を模倣する «from » ▸ Children copy language from the world around them .子供は周りの世界から言葉を模倣する 3 〈答案など〉を写す , カンニングする .4 ｟俗｠〘無線〙〈メッセージ〉を受信する , 理解する ▸ Copy that .了解自動詞 1 〈人が〉【答案などを】写す , カンニングする (off ) «from » ▸ Bob copied from his neighbor's test paper .ボブは隣の生徒の答案をこっそり写した 2 «…から » 写し取る , 書き写す ; 複写 [コピー ]する ; 複製 [模写 ]する ; まねる , 模倣する «from » .3 ｟俗｠〘無線〙はっきり聞こえる ▸ Do you copy ?聞こえますか c ò py and p á ste A 〘コンピュ〙Aをコピーアンドペーストする〘データ全体または一部をコピーしてほかの場所に貼り付けること; →cut and paste 〙.c ò py A í n «手紙 Eメールの写しを » A 〈人〉に送る «on » ▸ I'll copy you in on the message I've sent to her .彼女に送ったメッセージをあなたにも送ります c ó py A t ò B 1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 A 〈書類など〉をコピーしてB 〈人〉に送る .c ò py A ú p [ú p A ]｟英｠A 〈文字など〉をきれいに書き直す, 清書する .～́ d è sk ｟米｠(新聞社の )編集机 .～́ è ditor (新聞社出版社の )原稿整理係, 編集者 .～́ mach ì ne 複写機, コピー機 (copier, photocopier ).～́ p à per コピー用紙, 複写紙 .～́ prot è ction 〘コンピュ〙コピープロテクト〘ソフトウェアなどの不正コピーを防ぐための工夫〙.

copybook

c ó py b ò ok 名詞 C (昔, 習字の授業などで用いられた )お手本 (帳 ); (書類などの )控え帳 .bl ò t one's c ó pybook (失敗悪事無分別な事などをして )評判を落とす, 履歴を汚す .形容詞｟英｠〖通例名詞の前で〗手本通りの, 適切な, 正しい〈行動など〉.

copyboy

c ó py b ò y 名詞複～s C (新聞社出版社などの )使い走り, 雑用係 .

copycat

c ó py c à t 名詞 C ｟くだけて非難して｠(他人の行動服装考え方仕事などを )まねする人 (!通例子供が用いる; 呼びかけにも用いる ) .形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗模倣の, (有名な犯罪を )まねた〈犯罪など〉▸ a copycat crime [killing ]模倣犯罪 [殺人 ].動詞 →cat 1 他動詞 …をやたらにまねる .

copyedit

c ó py è dit 動詞自動詞他動詞 (〈原稿〉を )整理 [編集 ]する .

copyist

c ó py ist 名詞 C 1 (文書書類などを )筆写する人 .2 (音楽絵画などを )模倣する人 .

cop y right /kɑ́piraɪt |kɔ́p -/名詞複～s /-ts /C U (本演劇映画音楽などの )著作権 , 版権 (｟記号｠©, ｟略｠C., cop. )▸ the copyright owner [holder ]著作権所有者 ▸ update copyright law 著作権法を更新する ▸ obtain copyright protection 著作権保護を獲得する ▸ own [have ] the copyright on [of ] the book [music ]その本 [音楽 ]の著作権を有する形容詞著作権 [版権 ]のある [で保護された ].動詞他動詞 …の著作権 [版権 ]を取得する ▸ The singer copyrighted 1,000 songs .その歌手は1,000曲の著作権を得た .～́ l ì brary ｟英｠版権 [納本 ]図書館〘英国の全出版物が1部ずつ寄贈される図書館〙.～er 名詞 C 著作権 [版権 ]所有者 .

copywriter

c ó py wr ì ter 名詞 C コピーライター, 広告文案家 .