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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kop-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒp i |
Definition of copies
Origin :- early 14c., "written account or record," from Old French copie (13c.), from Medieval Latin copia "reproduction, transcript," from Latin copia "plenty, means" (see copious). Sense extended 15c. to any specimen of writing (especially MS for a printer) and any reproduction or imitation. Related: Copyist.
- noun duplicate, imitation
- verb duplicate
- verb imitate
- I take you at your word, Clarissa—Give me his letters; and the copies of yours.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I now send you copies of my letters to my uncles: with their answers.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Copies were also directed to be distributed through the district.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Shakespeare copies it word for word, only omitting with admirable art the first line.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- The copies of Hearts of Controversy were lying where he had left them on the previous night.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- "He must have sold much more than five hundred copies by this time," he said.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Your affair of sixty copies is also like you; but it would not be like me to comply.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- One copy, per year, in advance $4.00 Single copies, ten cents.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
- "That'll make two copies Mrs. Graham'll have," Henry replied.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- Thereupon she handed Muche's books and the copies set by Florent to the commissary.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for copies
- act like
- ape
- archetype
- burlesque
- carbon
- carbon copy
- cartoon
- cast
- clone
- counterfeit
- counterpart
- delineate
- depict
- ditto
- do
- do a take-off
- do like
- draw
- dupe
- echo
- ectype
- effigy
- embody
- emulate
- engrave
- engross
- epitomize
- ersatz
- facsimile
- fake
- follow
- follow example
- follow suit
- forge
- forgery
- go like
- hard copy
- illustrate
- image
- imitate
- impersonation
- impression
- imprint
- incarnate
- knock off
- likeness
- limn
- make like
- manifold
- microfiche
- mimeo
- mimeograph
- mimic
- miniature
- mirror
- mock
- model
- mold
- offprint
- paint
- parallel
- paraphrase
- parody
- parrot
- pattern
- personify
- phony
- photocopy
- photograph
- Photostat
- picture
- pirate
- plagiarize
- play a role
- portrait
- portray
- prefigure
- reduplicate
- reflect
- reflection
- repeat
- replica
- replicate
- replication
- represent
- representation
- reprint
- reproduce
- reproduction
- rewrite
- rubbings
- sculpture
- sham
- similarity
- simulacrum
- simulate
- simulation
- sketch
- stat
- steal
- study
- take leaf out of book
- take off
- trace
- tracing
- transcribe
- transcript
- transcription
- travesty
- type
- typify
- Xerox
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