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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like
              enough it will), I'd have it copied.  --Shak.
  
              Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our
              remembrance.                          --Shak.
  
     2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
        course of life.
  
              We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
              their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
                                                    --Stewart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
     From Copy, v.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  copying
       n : an act of copying

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) an instance of the making of a copy
     2 (lb en uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
     vb.
     (present participle of en copy nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) an instance of the making of a copy
     2 (lb en uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
     vb.
     (present participle of en copy nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) an instance of the making of a copy
     2 (lb en uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
     vb.
     (present participle of en copy nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) an instance of the making of a copy
     2 (lb en uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies
     vb.
     (present participle of en copy nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c opy ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  copying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en copy ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb copy)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Copying /kˈɒpɪɪŋ/
  النسخ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  copying /kˈɒpɪɪŋ/ 
  kopírující