copy

/ˈkɒpi/ noun [C]

Definition

SAME › something that is made to look exactly like something else: Always make copies of important documents.

PRODUCT › a single book, newspaper, etc of which many have been produced: a copy of the New York Times Four million copies of the book were sold in the first year. → See also carbon copy

(Definition of copy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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