copy
1. a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
transcript
• Derivationally related forms:
copyist
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
written record, written account
2. a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing (Freq. 6)
- she made a copy of the designer dress
- the clone was a copy of its ancestor
• Hypernyms:
representation
• Hyponyms:
anamorphosis, anamorphism, carbon, carbon copy, cast,
casting, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, autotype, imitation,
knockoff, clone, miniature, toy, modification, photocopy,
print, quadruplicate, replica, replication, reproduction, triplicate,
xerox, xerox copy
3. matter to be printed;
exclusive of graphical materials (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
written matter
• Hypernyms:
text, textual matter
• Hyponyms:
dump, fair copy, filler
4. material suitable for a journalistic account
- catastrophes make good copy
• Hypernyms:
material
• Substance Holonyms:
journalism, news media
1. copy down as is (Freq. 3)
- The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over
• Derivationally related forms:
copyist, copying
• Hypernyms:
write
• Hyponyms:
recopy, copy out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. reproduce someone's behavior or looks (Freq. 3)
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
• Syn:
imitate, simulate
• Derivationally related forms:
copying, imitative (for: imitate), imitation (for: imitate), imitator (for: imitate)
• Hypernyms:
reproduce
• Hyponyms:
follow, conform to, mock, take off, mimic,
mime, model, pattern, take after, emulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. reproduce or make an exact copy of
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
• Syn:
replicate
• Derivationally related forms:
replication (for: replicate)
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Hypernyms:
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. make a replica of
- copy that drawing
- re-create a picture by Rembrandt
• Syn:
re-create
• Derivationally related forms:
re-creation (for: re-create), copyist, copier, copying
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
manifold, imitate, trace, back up, hectograph,
clone, mimeograph, mimeo, roneo
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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