different between copy vs usurp
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
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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
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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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usurp
English
Etymology
From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ?s?rp?.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ju?s?p/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ju??z??p/
- Rhymes: -??(?)p
Verb
usurp (third-person singular simple present usurps, present participle usurping, simple past and past participle usurped)
- To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
- To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
- To take the place rightfully belonging to someone or something else.
- (obsolete) To make use of.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Appendix, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 149:
- " […] especially considering that even Matter it self, in which they tumble and wallow, which they feel with their hands and usurp with all their Senses […] "
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Appendix, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 149:
Related terms
- usurpation
- usurper
Translations
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