noun
plural copies
[count] :something that is or looks exactly or almost exactly like something else :a version of something that is identical or almost identical to the original
[count] :one of the many books, magazines, albums, DVDs, etc., that are exactly the same and are produced to be sold or given to the public
[noncount] :written information that is to be published in a newspaper, magazine, etc.
verb
copies; copied; copying
to make a version of (something) that is exactly or almost exactly like the original :to make a copy or duplicate of (something) [+ obj]
to write (something) down exactly as it appears somewhere else [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to use (someone else's words or ideas) as your own
[+ obj] to do the same thing as (someone)
to make or do something the same way as (something else)
copy down/out
[phrasal verb]
copy (something) down/out or copy down/out (something) :to write down (words that you are hearing or reading)