Copy

Part of speech: verb, noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpi/

Definitions

1. A reproduction or duplicate of an original document, image, or object
2. A reproduction created to resemble an original item, a written work meant to replicate another, or an imitation designed for various uses can all represent the same concept
3. This term refers to a duplicate of an original material, a version of written content mimicking another, or a facsimile for diverse purposes

Etymology: The noun "copy" started out meaning abundance. In Latin, "cōpia" meant plenty or wealth, built from "co-" (together) and "ops" (riches), the same root that gives "opulent." Medieval Latin then stretched the sense to "reproduction" or "transcript," so a copy was originally a sort of surplus: more of the same text than the original had. The Old French "copie" carried both senses, abundance and transcript, and English borrowed it in the Middle Ages with the same double meaning. The verb "copy" comes from Old French "copier," which came from Medieval Latin "cōpiō," meaning to transcribe. It entered English in the same period, so the verb and noun developed side by side, both tied to the idea of making more.

Synonyms: duplicate, reproduce, imitate, transcribe, replicate

Antonyms: original, create, innovate, invent, produce