noun
Meaning 1
The process or act of copyediting a document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
copyedit
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noun
Meaning 2
The result of copyediting a document.
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noun
Meaning 3
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
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verb
Meaning 4
To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subedit
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
edit and correct (written or printed material)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: copyread, subedit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edit, redact
History
Etymology
Back-formation from copy editor.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 審稿 /审稿 (shěngǎo) — prepare material for publishing
- Chinese Mandarin: 校對 /校对 (jiàoduì) — prepare material for publishing
- Finnish: toimittaa — prepare material for publishing
- Finnish: tarkistaa kieli — prepare material for publishing
- Finnish: tarkistaa — prepare material for publishing
- French: corriger — prepare material for publishing
- German: redigieren — prepare material for publishing
- German: gegenlesen — prepare material for publishing
- Hungarian: olvasószerkesztést végez — prepare material for publishing
- Manx: fo-eagree — prepare material for publishing
- Norwegian: gjøre korrektur — prepare material for publishing
- Norwegian: redigere — prepare material for publishing
- Polish: adiustować — prepare material for publishing
- Polish: zaadiustować — prepare material for publishing
- Polish: zadiustować — prepare material for publishing
- Welsh: golygu copi — prepare material for publishing