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To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.See Also: copy editing, copy editor
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copy-edit — ► VERB ▪ edit (text) by checking its consistency and accuracy. DERIVATIVES copy editor noun … English terms dictionary
copy-edit — copˈy edit transitive verb To prepare (newspaper copy, etc) for printing by correcting errors, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑copy * * * ˈcopy edit [copy edit copy edits copy edited copy editing] … Useful english dictionary
copy-edit — verb edit (text) by checking its consistency and accuracy. Derivatives copy editor noun … English new terms dictionary
copy editor — copy edit ► VERB ▪ edit (text) by checking its consistency and accuracy. DERIVATIVES copy editor noun … English terms dictionary
copy editor — ☆ copy editor n. a person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar, punctuation, etc. of articles or manuscripts, as in a newspaper office or publishing house copy edit [käp′ē ed΄it] vt. * * * … Universalium
copy editor — copy .editor n someone whose job is to make sure that the words in a book, newspaper etc are correct and ready to be printed >copy edit v [I and T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
copy editor — ☆ copy editor n. a person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar, punctuation, etc. of articles or manuscripts, as in a newspaper office or publishing house copy edit [käp′ē ed΄it] vt … English World dictionary
copy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document/work of art ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, faithful, good ▪ cheap, crude, poor ▪ It was not the original painting, but a crude copy … Collocations dictionary
copy — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a thing made to imitate or be identical to another. 2 a single specimen of a publication or issue (ordered twenty copies). 3 a matter to be printed. b material for a newspaper or magazine article (scandals make good copy).… … Useful english dictionary
Copy editing — Journalism News · Writing style Ethics · Objectivity Values · … Wikipedia
