1a thing made to be similar or identical to another:the problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy
2a single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue:the record has sold more than a million copies
3 [mass noun] matter to be printed:copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month
material for a newspaper or magazine article:it is an unfortunate truth of today’s media that bad news makes good copy
the text of an advertisement:‘No more stubble—no more trouble,’ trumpeted their ad copy
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1make a similar or identical version of; reproduce:each form had to be copied and sent to a different department
Computing reproduce (data stored in one location) in another location:the command will copy a file from one disc to another
write out information that one has read or heard:he copied the details into his notebookI began to copy out the addresses
(copy something to) send a copy of a letter or an email to (a third party):I thought I’d copy to you this letter sent to the PR representative
(copy someone in) send someone a copy of an email that is addressed to a third party:I attached the document and copied him in so he’d know it had been sent
2imitate the style or behaviour of:lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue [no object]:art students copied from approved old masters
3 [no object] hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter:this is Edwards, do you copy, over
