Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective reproducing the features of an original especially in an inferior manner.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of copy.

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Examples

  • Most noticeable, and giving name to the type, was the change of the eagle to the outstretched wing, heraldic style copied from the Great Seal of the United States.

    Draped Bust Half Dime, Heraldic Eagle, 1800-1805 : Coin Guide 2009

  • The letter I have copied is that to which Mr L. alludes in his late communication to the printer.

    Letter 198 2009

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

  • Even so, this new release is copied from a recently discovered and restored black-and-white print that is infinitely clearer, and better, than that bootleg copy that has been rumored to be circulating among Sondheim fans for years.

    'Primrose': 44 Years Later, Still Sharp As Thumbtacks 2010

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