noun
Meaning 1
an instance of the making of a copy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
copying
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpiɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 P IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
the practice of making one or more copies
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of copy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
an act of copying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: repetition, repeating
Narrower terms: duplication, gemination, reproduction, replication, imitation
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Odia: ଉତ୍ତାରିବା (uttāribā) — instance of the making of a copy
- Odia: ନକଲ କରିବା (nakala karibā) — instance of the making of a copy
- Odia: ଜାଲ୍ କରିବା (jāl karibā) — instance of the making of a copy
- Odia: କପି କରିବା (kapi karibā) — instance of the making of a copy
- Persian: کریزدن — instance of the making of a copy
- Portuguese: copiando — instance of the making of a copy
- Danish: kopiering — practice of making copies
- Greek: αντιγραφή (antigrafí) — practice of making copies
- Persian: کریزش — practice of making copies
- Polish: kopiowanie — practice of making copies
- Russian: копи́рование (kopírovanije) — practice of making copies
- Swedish: kopiering — practice of making copies
- Ukrainian: копіюва́ння (kopijuvánnja) — practice of making copies
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