copying

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copying

  • /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/ US
  • /ˈkɒpiɪŋ/ UK

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of copy

noun copyings

  1. countable an instance of the making of a copy
  2. uncountable the practice of making one or more copies

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: simulate, transcript, imitate, emulate, re-create, ape, written matter, reproduce, cloning, replica, duplication, replication, transcription, manuscript, duplicate, printout

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noun instance of the making of a copy

Portuguêscopiando

noun practice of making copies

DeutschKopieren
Ελληνικάαντιγραφή antigrafí
Русскийкопи́рование kopírovanije

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@misc{copying_2026,
  title = {copying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}