1. A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
   "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
    
2. (law) a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
   "The lawyer requested a copy of the court proceedings";
   - transcript
    
3. Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
   "The editor reviewed the copy before sending it to layout";
   - written matter
    
4. Material suitable for a journalistic account
   "catastrophes make good copy"

1. Make a replica of
   "copy that drawing";
   - re-create, recreate
    
2. Reproduce on paper
   "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
    
3. Reproduce someone's behaviour or looks
   "Children often copy their parents or older siblings";
   - imitate, simulate
    
4. (biology) reproduce or make an exact copy of
   "copy the genetic information";
   - replicate
    
5. (radio) receive a transmission successfully
   "Did you copy me?"

Sounds like: kopje, koppie

Derived forms: copying, copies, copied

Type of: create, double, duplicate, make, material, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, representation, reproduce, text, textual matter, write, written account, written record

Part of: journalism, news media

Encyclopedia: Copy, Paste