copying

SayKOP-ee-ing/ˈkɑpiɪŋ/UK/ˈkɒpiɪŋ/

Noun pluralcopyings (some meanings)

3 meanings of copying

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of copy. Use this -ing form for the action as it happens or as a thing in itself.
She is copying the notes from the board before class ends.
He kept copying his friend's homework until the teacher noticed.
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2
noununcountable
The act of making one or more copies of something.
Like using a stamp to print the same picture again and again.
Copying music without paying for it is against the law.
The store charges ten cents a page for copying.
Similarduplication, reproduction, replication
3
nouncountable
One act of making a copy of something.
Like making one more drawing that looks just like the first one.
Each copying of the page took about a minute on the old machine.
He made one quick copying of the important letter.
Similartranscription, duplication, reproduction
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copying is a form of copy

copy, verb: To make an object that is exactly like another one. Full entry

Forms: copycopies he/she/itcopying -ing formcopied past tense, past participle
Spelling: copy → copying: add -ing

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