photocopy
noun
a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
photocopies
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pluralof photocopy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof photocopy (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
photocopynouna photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
Example Sentences
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She includes photocopies of typewritten manuscript pages, heavy with margin notes and marked-through lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
A simple way to imagine this is like making two photocopies of a document but accidentally placing both copies into the same folder instead of separating them.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
"They can't even afford to make photocopies, never mind plane tickets and lodgings," said lawyer Valeria Carreras, who represents 34 families of victims.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
A few days later, a heavy bundle of A4 papers arrived: handwritten notes, photocopies of old documents, press clippings from the Kent Messenger newspaper.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Later I would make three photocopies, one to reside permanently next to my body, in my wallet, as a kind of personal asterisk, I thought, in case of accidental death.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
