different between copy vs parody
copy
English
Alternative forms
- coppy, coppie, copie (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin c?pia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?pi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?pi/
- Hyphenation: copy
- Rhymes: -?pi
Noun
copy (plural copies)
- The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- 1656, John Denham, preface to The Destruction of Troy
- I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.
- 1656, John Denham, preface to The Destruction of Troy
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
- (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
- (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.
- (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
- A school work pad.
- A printed edition of a book or magazine.
- Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.
- (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- Let him first learn to write, after a copy of all the letters.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humour thus.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease
- (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- original
Hyponyms
Derived terms
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Translations
Verb
copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
- (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
- (transitive) To imitate.
- 1793, Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy
- We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
- 1793, Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy
- (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:imitate
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From English copy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kopy/, [?ko?py]
- Syllabification: co?py
Noun
copy
- (slang) A copywriter.
- (slang) A copy (output of copywriter).
Declension
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parody
English
Etymology
From Latin par?dia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (par?idía, “parody”), from ???? (pará, “besides”) + ??? (?id?, “song”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pæ??di/, /?p???di/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæ??di/
- Hyphenation: par?o?dy
Noun
parody (countable and uncountable, plural parodies)
- A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
- (countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with parity.
Translations
Verb
parody (third-person singular simple present parodies, present participle parodying, simple past and past participle parodied)
- To make a parody of something.
- The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
Translations
See also
- satire, satirize
- pastiche
- send up, sendup, send-up
- spoof
- take off, takeoff
Further reading
- parody in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- parody in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- parody at OneLook Dictionary Search
Usage notes
Often confused with satire, which agitates for social change using humor.
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