copying

Speech parts

1. copying - Noun

2. copying - Verb

Meaning

of Copy

From Copy, v.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reproduction replication imitation duplication plagiarism imitating counterfeiting mirroring reproducing duplicating transcribing replicating xerox following Kalka
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Antonyms

going designing calculating aspiring mastering expecting
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Hypernyms

repeating repetition

Hyponyms

reproduction replication imitation duplication gemination

Phrases with the word

illegal copying self-copying code copying skills defensive copying

Examples

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds. Athanasius of Alexandria

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. Quentin Crisp

We have a massive system to regulate creativity. A massive system of lawyers regulating creativity as copyright law has expanded in unrecognizable forms, going from a regulation of publishing to a regulation of copying. Lawrence Lessig

A woman is handicapped by her sex, and handicaps society, either by slavishly copying the pattern of man's advance in the professions, or by refusing to compete with man at all. Betty Friedan

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations. Paul Cézanne

Copying everybody else all the time, the monkey one day cut his throat. African Zulu Proverb

Close letter words and terms

copyhold copyholder copyholding copying paper copying press copying skills