■ noun ( plural copies )
1》 a thing made to be similar or identical to another.
2》 a single specimen of a particular book, record, etc.
3》 matter to be printed.
↘material for a newspaper or magazine article.
■ verb ( copies , ~ing , copied )
1》 make a ~ of.
2》 imitate the behaviour or style of.
Origin
ME: from OFr. copie (n.), copier (v.), from L. copia 'abundance' (in med. L. 'transcript', from such phrs as copiam describendi facere 'give permission to transcribe').