copyedit
Americanverb (used with object)
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to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
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to copyread.
Etymology
Origin of copyedit
First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from copy editor ( def. )
Example Sentences
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I also pay an editor out of pocket to do an edit between my editor’s edit and the copyedit.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2017
I’m in the middle of a copyedit right now, and during the copyedit stage, I read it aloud.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2017
It was in final copyedit when Judge Scalia died.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2017
I never saw a copyedit, and I never noticed the mistake until about two weeks ago, long after the damage was done.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2010
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