noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Australian:/ˈplæɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.
Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Text or other work resulting from this act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The instance of plagiarism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copyright infringement, infringement of copyright
5
noun
Meaning 5
a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English plagiarism From plagiary + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
اِنْتِحال
(intiḥāl)
— copying of someone's ideas
Armenian:
գրագողություն
(gragoġutʻyun)
— copying of someone's ideas
Armenian:
բանագողություն
(banagoġutʻyun)
— copying of someone's ideas
Belarusian:
плагія́т
(plahiját)
— copying of someone's ideas
Bengali:
কুম্ভীলকবৃত্তি
(kumbhīlôkbritti)
— copying of someone's ideas
Bulgarian:
плагиа́тство
(plagiátstvo)
— copying of someone's ideas
Bulgarian:
плагиа́т
(plagiát)
— copying of someone's ideas
Catalan:
plagi
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese Cantonese:
剽竊 /剽窃
(piu3 sit3, piu5 sit3)
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese Cantonese:
抄襲 /抄袭
(caau1 zaap6)
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese:
偷抾
(thau-khioh)
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese:
抄襲 /抄袭
(zh-min-nan)
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese Mandarin:
剽竊 /剽窃
(piāoqiè, piàoqiè)
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese Mandarin:
抄襲 /抄袭
(chāoxí)
— copying of someone's ideas
Czech:
plagiátorství
— copying of someone's ideas
Czech:
plagiát
— copying of someone's ideas
Danish:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Dutch:
plagiaat
— copying of someone's ideas
Esperanto:
plagiato
— copying of someone's ideas
Estonian:
plagiaat
— copying of someone's ideas
Faroese:
ritstuldur
— copying of someone's ideas
Finnish:
plagiointi
— copying of someone's ideas
French:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Galician:
plaxio
— copying of someone's ideas
Georgian:
პლაგიატი
(ṗlagiaṭi)
— copying of someone's ideas
German:
Plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Greek:
λογοκλοπή
(logoklopí)
— copying of someone's ideas
Icelandic:
ritstuldur
— copying of someone's ideas
Indonesian:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Indonesian:
plagiarisme
— copying of someone's ideas
Italian:
plagio
— copying of someone's ideas
Japanese:
剽窃
(hyōsetsu)
— copying of someone's ideas
Japanese:
盗作
(tōsaku)
— copying of someone's ideas
Japanese:
パクリ
(pakuri)
— copying of someone's ideas
Kazakh:
плагиат
(plagiat)
— copying of someone's ideas
Korean:
표절
(pyojeol)
— copying of someone's ideas
Korean:
도작
(dojak)
— copying of someone's ideas
Kyrgyz:
плагиат
(plagiat)
— copying of someone's ideas
Latvian:
plaģiāts
— copying of someone's ideas
Lithuanian:
plagiatas
— copying of someone's ideas
Lithuanian:
plagijavimas
— copying of someone's ideas
Macedonian:
плагијат
(plagijat)
— copying of someone's ideas
Malay:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Norwegian:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Occitan:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Persian:
دستبرد فکری
(dastbord-e fekri)
— copying of someone's ideas
Polish:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Portuguese:
plágio
— copying of someone's ideas
Romanian:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Romanian:
plagiere
— copying of someone's ideas
Russian:
плагиа́т
(plagiát)
— copying of someone's ideas
Serbo-Croatian:
плагијат
— copying of someone's ideas
Serbo-Croatian:
plagijat
— copying of someone's ideas
Slovak:
plagiátorstvo
— copying of someone's ideas
Slovak:
plagiát
— copying of someone's ideas
Slovene:
plagiatorstvo
— copying of someone's ideas
Slovene:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Spanish:
plagio
— copying of someone's ideas
Swedish:
plagiering
— copying of someone's ideas
Swedish:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Tagalog:
nakaw-akda
— copying of someone's ideas
Tagalog:
plahiyo
— copying of someone's ideas
Turkish:
intihal
— copying of someone's ideas
Turkish:
arakasyon
— copying of someone's ideas
Ottoman Turkish:
انتحال
(intihal)
— copying of someone's ideas
Ottoman Turkish:
سلخ
(selh)
— copying of someone's ideas
Ukrainian:
плагіа́т
(plahiát)
— copying of someone's ideas
Urdu:
ادبی سرقہ
(adabī-sarqa)
— copying of someone's ideas
Urdu:
سرقہ
(sarqa)
— copying of someone's ideas
Uzbek:
plagiat
— copying of someone's ideas
Vietnamese:
đạo văn
— copying of someone's ideas
Chinese Mandarin:
剽竊物 /剽窃物
(piāoqièwù)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Chinese Mandarin:
抄襲物 /抄袭物
(chāoxíwù)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Czech:
plagiát
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Finnish:
plagiaatti
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
French:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
German:
Plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Italian:
copiatura
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Italian:
imitazione
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Japanese:
剽窃
(hyōsetsu)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Japanese:
盗作
(tōsaku)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Norwegian:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Occitan:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Polish:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Portuguese:
plágio
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Romanian:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Romanian:
plagiere
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Russian:
плагиа́т
(plagiát)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Spanish:
plagio
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Swedish:
plagiat
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Swedish:
plagiering
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Turkish:
arakasyon
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized
Ottoman Turkish:
سلخ
(selh)
— act of plagiarizing or something plagiarized