Meaning

noun a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

noun a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing

noun matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

originEtymology tree Middle English copy English copy From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.

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