Wednesday, April 27, 2011

copy. (128/365)



Noun

  • S: (n) transcript, copy (a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record))
  • S: (n) copy (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing) "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
  • S: (n) copy, written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)
  • S: (n) copy (material suitable for a journalistic account) "catastrophes make good copy"

Verb

  • S: (v) copy (copy down as is) "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
  • S: (v) imitate, copy, simulate (reproduce someone's behavior or looks) "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
  • S: (v) replicate, copy (reproduce or make an exact copy of) "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
  • S: (v) copy, re-create (make a replica of) "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

Definition of "copy" from Princeton's WordNet

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