'Copying' definitions:

Definition of 'copying'

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noun
An act of copying

Definition of 'Copying'

From: GCIDE
  • Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Copied; p. pr. & vb. n. Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.]
  • 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off. [1913 Webster]
  • I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life. [1913 Webster]
  • We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. --Stewart. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Copying'

From: GCIDE
  • Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n. From Copy, v. [1913 Webster]
  • Copying ink. See under Ink.
  • Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of letters, etc., in a copying press.
  • Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink. [1913 Webster]

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