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How to pronounce copying in English?

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Type Words
Type of repeating, repetition
Has types imitation, duplication, reproduction, replication, gemination
Derivation copy

Examples of copying

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China, India and others are simply copying or buying the West's accomplishments.
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Modern copying equipment can duplicate a laptop's storage drive in just minutes.
From the al.com
Normal cells replicate by dividing DNA into two strands and copying each strand.
From the sciencedaily.com
That meant primarily copying and tracing drawings and paintings by past masters.
From the nytimes.com
Records shall be prepared for copying a minimum of 10 days prior to date needed.
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Appropriations allowed copying of parish archives on Louisiana colonial history.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes just copying the way things have always been done is not the best way.
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Mainly, he says, people were rationalizing software copying they knew was wrong.
From the foxnews.com
Copybooks, however, are self-made using xerox machines or other copying methods.
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More examples
  • Copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
  • Transcript: 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"
  • Imitate: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
  • Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
  • Replicate: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
  • COPY is the debut album by the Japanese electronic artist Mitsuki Aira. It was released on September 8, 2008 as a CD, in two editions, both containing the singles "Colorful Tokyo Sounds No. 9", "China Discotica" and "Darling Wondering Staring". "Galaxy Boy" was used as the ending theme to Aichi Television's program Bonita! Bonita!! and The Dream Car Club of Tamoei Yakushiji...
  • In computing, copy is a command in RT-11, RSX-11, OpenVMS, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The command copies computer files from one directory to another. The destination defaults to the current working directory. ...
  • Copy, real name Marius Libman, is an electronic music artist on the Audio Dregs record label. He has been featured on Music (For Robots) and released a song ("Has Your Life Changed") on their second compilation of music they've written about . ...