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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
copied \copied\ adjective reproducing the features of an original especially in an inferior manner. {original}
Syn: imitative. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Copy \Cop"y\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, noun]
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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
copied See {copy}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
copied
adjective: derived by copying something else; especially by following lines seen through a transparent sheet [syn: {traced}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
copy
noun
1: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) [syn: {transcript}]
2: a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy of the designer dress"
3: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn: {written matter}]
4: material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"
verb
1: copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
2: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {simulate}]
3: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {replicate}]
4: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" [syn: {re-create}] [also: {copied}]
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