a single specimen of something that occurs in a multiple edition, such as a book, article, etc
3.
a.
matter to be reproduced in print
b.
written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc
4.
the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement
5. journalism informal
suitable material for an article or story
disasters are always good copy
6. archaic
a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship
verbWord forms: copies, copying or copied
7. (whentr, often foll by out)
to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)
8. (transitive)
to imitate as a model
9. (intransitive)
to imitate unfairly
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious
Examples of 'copied' in a sentence
copied
He did so and Hinton copied the information into his notebook.
Wood, Ted SNOWJOB
She had the key copied long ago... I suppose she may still have it.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
Copied, damaged or defaced coupons will not be accepted.
The Sun (2009)
He mistakenly copied it to his press list, containing 83 national journalists and columnists.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It sold out three times over and everyone on the high street copied it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The thief had copied all the computer documents and files to return them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Within weeks most national papers had copied the idea.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It has been copied in many other parts of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'copied'
copy
If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
miscopy
a mistake in copying
copy in
to send someone a copy of an email or letter being sent to another person
copy down
If you copy down something that someone has said or written, you write it down exactly .
copy editor
a person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar , punctuation , etc. of articles or manuscripts , as in a newspaper office or publishing house
copy and paste
to copy (information in a computer document ) and put it somewhere else in the document