Recopied

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To produce a fresh handwritten version of something already written for purposes like documentation or editing
2. To make a second or subsequent copy of a text by writing it out afresh
3. The act of transcribing an already existing document once more for clarity or revision

Etymology: "Recopied" is the past tense and past participle of "recopy," a verb built by adding the prefix re- to "copy," meaning to copy again. The base word traces back to Latin "copia," meaning abundance or plenty, which passed through Old French "copie" and Middle English "copie" before settling into the English "copy." The sense of making a duplicate came from the idea of an abundance of text or material produced in multiples. The prefix re- comes from Latin, where it meant "again" or "back," and it reached English through the same Latin and Old French channels as many other re- words. Attaching it to "copy" produced a term for the act of transcribing an existing document once more, usually to improve its clarity or to incorporate revisions.

Synonyms: copied, duplicated, transcribed, replicated