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02319 Cop"y (?), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Copied (?); p.pr. & vb.n. Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.] 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
Shak.Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance.
Shak.2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
Stewart.

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