copy

Meanings

Noun

• a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
• a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
  • "she made a copy of the designer dress"
  • "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
• matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
• material suitable for a journalistic account
  • "catastrophes make good copy"

Verb

• copy down as is
  • "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
• reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  • "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
• reproduce or make an exact copy of
  • "copy the genetic information"
• make a replica of
  • "copy that drawing"

Synonyms

imitate, re-create, replicate, simulate, transcript, written matter