[ UK /kˈɒpi/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑpi/ ]
VERB
  1. copy down as is
    The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over
  2. reproduce someone's behavior or looks
    The mime imitated the passers-by
    Children often copy their parents or older siblings
  3. reproduce or make an exact copy of
    copy the genetic information
    replicate the cell
  4. make a replica of
    copy that drawing
    re-create a picture by Rembrandt
NOUN
  1. a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
  2. material suitable for a journalistic account
    catastrophes make good copy
  3. matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
  4. a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
    the clone was a copy of its ancestor
    she made a copy of the designer dress
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How To Use copy In A Sentence

  • Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
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  • Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.
  • A copyreader might not find it perfect, for the assault is allotted too much space and the pursuit too little, but it tells the story in its baldest aspect. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing
  • They wanted me to bring my US passport, and Mexican Visa, but instead of two black and white infantil size photos, they wanted color photos here in Morelos and they only wanted a color copy of the pages in my passport and FM3 visa showing my photo and the page of the FM3 visa that I had then showing the prorrogas (renewals) to verify who I am and that I live here legally. Page 2
  • VARIOUS LEATHER PICTURE, It's a high classic decoration , made by hand, use nature color and veins of leather to make design, it shows obvious stereoscopy like relief sculpture but softly .
  • Pass the rest of the notices round the table so that everyone can have a copy.
  • We can add a custom rule for Live ID to copy the nameidentifier to the name claim if we plan on using the name in our application by clicking add, then configuring the rule to copy the Site Home
  • Have you got a copy of the agenda for tomorrow's meeting?
  • I strongly recommend you pick up the book next time you spy a copy on someone's bookshelf.
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